India's Modi to present coalition deal to president

Modi's Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled outright for the past decade but failed to repeat its prior two landslide wins, defying analyst expectations and exit polls.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2L), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Jagat Prakash Nadda (2R) with party leaders Amit Shah (R) and Rajnath Singh (L) flash victory sign at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters to celebrate the party’s win in country's general election, in New Delhi on June 4, 2024. (AFP)