Narendra Modi, Nehru & more: Who are India's longest-serving prime ministers?

Narendra Modi declared his campaign slogan, "Ab ki baar, 400 paar," which means the BJP-led NDA coalition must win more than 400 seats.

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The BJP-led coalition defeated the NDA with great force, but not before the INDI alliance turned what was seen as a one-sided contest into a "kaante ki takkar."

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According to the vote count on Tuesday, June 4, Modi's party would need the support of its coalition partners in order

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to surpass the 272 majority threshold in the 543-seat lower house of parliament, unlike the last two elections.

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However, in the end, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emerged victorious, creating history and becoming one of the select few to govern the country for more than ten years.

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