Modi Govt Turns 11 & Going Strong

Modi govt to mark its first anniversary in the third term today; the PM looks as secure and sound as confident at the helm as ever; his mercurial allies have not turned out to be unreliable crutches

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When Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath for a third term on June 9, 2024, it was Rahul Gandhi who sounded rather upbeat on the back of the BJP's unexpected loss of majority in the Lok Sabha polls amid its campaign claim of crossing 400 in the 543-member House.

Forecast proved wrong "We have finished Modi psychologically. His government will be removed soon," the Congress leader was to assert as critics cited the BJP's crucial dependence on TDP's N Chandrababu Naidu and JD(U)'s Nitish Kumar, both with a history of switching alliances, and its weak show in big states like Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra to forecast political turbulence ahead.