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       Modi’s Party May Need Partners to Form a Government Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on track to secure a third term, but a dip in his party’s electoral support will have political consequences.

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       A worker carrying a sign showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India outside his party headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday.Credit...Dinesh Joshi/Associated Press

       By Hari Kumar, Mujib Mashal and Mike Ives

       June 4, 2024, 4:54 a.m. ET

       Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party will likely need help from junior partners to form a government under the rules of India’s parliamentary system, early election results indicated on Tuesday.

       In a 2019 election that handed Mr. Modi a second consecutive term, his Bharatiya Janata Party won 303 of the 543 seats in Parliament. That was well over the 272 seats it needed to rule on its own.

       This time, exit polls released over the weekend suggested that the B.J.P. would once again easily win more than 272 seats. But as of early Tuesday afternoon, official voting results indicated that it would win about 240 seats instead.

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       Hari Kumar covers India, based out of New Delhi. He has been a journalist for more than two decades. More about Hari Kumar

       Mujib Mashal is the South Asia bureau chief for The Times, helping to lead coverage of India and the diverse region around it, including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan. More about Mujib Mashal

       Mike Ives is a reporter for The Times based in Seoul, covering breaking news around the world. More about Mike Ives

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