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Modi eyes triumph as India counts epic vote

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Supporters of Narendra Modi, India's Prime Minister and leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) carry his portrait as they celebrate outside the BJP headquarters in New Delhi on June 4, 2024, after counting began for India's general election. Vote counting began in India's election on June 4, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi all but assured a triumph for his Hindu nationalist drive that has thrown the opposition into disarray and deepened concerns for minority rights. [AFP]

Vote counting was underway in India's election Tuesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi all but assured a triumph for his Hindu nationalist agenda that has thrown the opposition into disarray and deepened concerns for minority rights.

Early figures showed Modi on track to win another parliamentary majority after a six-week-long election that saw 642 million people vote in seven stages across the world's most populous country.

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