Modi supporters celebrate as votes are counted on May 23.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party of Narendra Modi has claimed victory in the world’s biggest democratic exercise.
Narendra Modi’s image was ubiquitous on the campaign trail – a sign of how much Indians have gravitated toward his cult of personality and nationalist rhetoric.
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Modi has been given an overwhelming mandate to continue his reform agenda in India, but he faces many challenges in his second term as prime minister.
This combination of two photographs shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and the country’s main opposition Congress party President Rahul Gandhi as they address news conferences in their respective party headquarters in New Delhi last week.
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Narendra Modi looks poised to win the Indian election, even though India’s long-standing economic and social problems haven’t been tackled to any great extent.
Controversial BJP candidate Pragya Singh Thakur (L) with BJP senior leader Uma Bharti (R).
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Women are vastly outnumbered in India’s parliament but there are some key names to look out for.
Indian activists hold candles and portraits of 20th century Indian social reformer B. R. Ambedkar as they take part in a protest against a Supreme Court order that allegedly diluted the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Kolkata on April 4, 2018.
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Anti-caste and Dalit movements have emerged as a voice to count on as India’s 2019 legislative elections unfold.
In a nation of multiple faiths, Hindus celebrate Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, with Mughal-era buildings behind them.
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India has always been a nation of multiple faiths but the BJP government, which is favoured to be returned this week as winner of the general election, is eroding the country’s Muslim heritage.
A tigress in the Indian state of Maharashtra, where Avni also lived and died.
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Sightings of big cats in India’s backyards are only set to grow as climate change breaks down the boundaries between humans and animals.
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Young men in India mature and develop in a very male dominated environment, with little or no sex education.
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As India grapples with boosting the number of jobs available to people, it must ensure it does not leave women behind.
Part six of The Anthill podcast's India Tomorrow series focuses on the concerns of young Indians.
First time voters take a selfie after voting in Bhopal in May 2019.
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This is a transcript of part 6 of India Tomorrow, focusing on India’s huge population of young people.
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Thousands of lives have been saved thanks to an Indian state’s effective disaster-relief planning.
An Indian child wears a mask of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a campaign rally on April 7, 2019. India is entering its latest round of polling on May 6.
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India’s elections are not about policy issues. Instead, they have zeroed in on the leadership of Narendra Modi and, through him, the legitimacy of Hinduness as India’s new dominant ideology.
Protests by students in New Delhi after the suicide of Dalit student Rohith Vemula.
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Text books are being rewritten and the history of caste in India questioned as ‘decolonisation’ has become the rhetoric of militant nationalism.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) waves from the stage during a traders national convention in New Delhi on April 19, 2019.
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As the rich get richer in India, many voters seem willing to overlook their everyday struggles, hoping that the trickle-down effect of a “business friendly” government will help the overall economy.
Luxury apartments loom over the Paraisópolis Favela in São Paulo, Brazil.
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Segregation is not just a problem in London – it’s happening in cities all over the world.
India’s new ₹2,000 note.
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Modi has had mixed successes in delivering on big promises to transform India’s economy.
Construction workers in India.
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India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, rode to power in 2014 promising economic transformation.
Part five of India Tomorrow takes a look at India’s economy.
Indian general elections begin April 11.
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India election 2019: millions of Indian youth are underemployed and going to the polls
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The world's largest democracy will see its biggest young voter turnout since gaining independence 72 years ago, with millions delivering their verdict on Narendra Modi's BJP government.