India has sworn in Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a 3rd straight time period in workplace.
Modi, who has been in energy since 2014, took the oath of workplace for an additional 5 years on Sunday night in entrance of the official residence of President Draupadi Murmu within the capital New Delhi. Members of his new Cabinet had been additionally sworn in afterward.
After Jawaharlal Nehru, Modi is simply the nation’s second prime minister to serve a 3rd time period.
Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (Indian People’s Party, BJP) misplaced its absolute majority within the decrease home of parliament for the primary time in 10 years however remained the strongest pressure.
It secured 240 of the 543 seats up for election. This meant that the BJP needed to depend on its coalition companions – small, regional events – to kind a authorities, with which it achieved greater than the 272 seats required for a majority.
Modi not too long ago stated that his new authorities would give attention to financial improvement and serving to the poorer sections of the inhabitants.
During the election marketing campaign, the BJP primarily focussed on a persona cult round Modi. It propagated a Hindu nationalist agenda, in line with which India ought to turn out to be a state just for the Hindu majority, which makes up 80% of the inhabitants.
Under Modi, what’s now the world’s most populous nation has additionally turn out to be the fifth-largest economic system on this planet.
However, solely a small minority advantages from this progress. According to official figures, greater than half of the inhabitants can solely make ends meet with social welfare.
Analysts identified that with their vote, the folks had been clearly calling for Modi to alter course. His time period of workplace is about to final 5 years.
Source: www.dailysabah.com