Preliminary results for the 2024 Indian General election suggest that the Bharatiya Janata Party is set to lose its absolute majority in the lower house of Parliament. However, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) it leads is projected to cross the halfway mark. The opposition INDIA alliance is projected to more than double its seat count, from 92 to around 200 seats.

  • velox_vulnus@lemmy.ml
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    26 days ago

    You forgot to add this - three controversial independent candidates have gained candidacy:

    • Amritpal Singh - a Sikh separatist
    • Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa - son of Indira Gandhi’s assassin, and a hardliner Sikh
    • Engineer Rashid - leader of a separatist party

    Two of them - Amritpal and Rashid, may not be able to exercise their rights as members of the Lok Sabha, as they’re behind the bars.

    • emergencyfood@sh.itjust.worksOP
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      26 days ago

      Unless the NDA fall short of a majority, would independents even matter that much? It might send a bad signal regarding violence in politics, but that’s about it.