The Wire Wrap Ep 17: Modi as Coalition Partner, BJP's Shape, Nitish-Naidu's Concerns
The 2024 Lok Sabha election results are finally in. The BJP has won 240 seats – that’s 32 below the majority mark of 272, and 63 less than it won in 2019. The NDA has together won 293 seats, and opposition INDIA has 234. The Wire's Jahnavi Sen speaks to senior journalist Saba Naqvi and The Wire's founding editor M.K. Venu on their big takeaways from the results, how they think Narendra Modi will be as the leader of a coalition government, whether the BJP will witness changes, and more.