Strongman leader will now depend on coalition allies after weaker election performance by BJP
Narendra Modi has been sworn in as India’s prime minister for a historic but unexpectedly constrained third term, after a relatively weak election performance that will leave him dependent on coalition allies in the world’s biggest democracy. Thousands of dignitaries, including regional leaders such as Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina, Indian billionaires Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani, and Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan attended the ceremony on the lawn of the president’s residence in New Delhi.
“This raises latent risks, particularly if the BJP alienates coalition partners by trying to encourage defections or splits within parties as has been the case in the past.” He added that kingmaker leaders, N Chandrababu Naidu of the Telugu Desam and Nitish Kumar of the Janata Dal, are also “prone to coalition flip-flopping”. Modi’s cabinet was also sworn in on Sunday, with many from his last government returning to posts.
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