The Votes are in, and Narendra Modi has won a third term as Prime Minister of India. However, in a surprising upset, his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) failed to win a majority, much less the supermajority Modi had predicted.

People are still trying to figure out why the upset, but reasons include: while India's economy has grown over the last 10 years, so has social inequality and unemployment, the opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, which looked painfully fractured earlier this year, pulled itself together,, dissatisfaction among younger voters, concerns over freedom of the press, religious freedoms, and human rights in general. An explainer on the logistics of an election for just shy of a billion potential voters. Podcast: Looking for Modi -- An overview of Modi's career from an Australian journalit whose visa renewal was denield by the Modie government. (5 episodes) (via user d-no in a previous thread) Podcast: Modi's India -- asegment of the larger CBC podcast Understood, this CBC production digs deeper into the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada. (4 episodes) If you are a The Economist subscriber, they have a podcast, too. Podcast: Behind the Bastards did 2 episodes on Modi Part 1 Part 2 Previously -- Amit Shah, Modi's right hand man Previously -- Assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar Previously -- Modi in 2021 Previously -- Election 2019 There are quite a few more, if you search for them