Narendra Modi will take oath as India's Prime Minister for the third successive term on June 9 at 6:00pm

India's Narendra Modi was formally elected today by lawmakers of his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to be prime minister for a historic third consecutive term, as the world's most populous nation returns to government by coalition

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked a meeting of allied lawmakers on Friday for giving him unanimous support to lead their coalition, giving him a majority to govern in the next parliament.

India's Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has secured bail in a defamation case filed by BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party)

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to present a coalition agreement to the president on Friday, after an unexpectedly close election forced his party to rely on allies to keep him in power

Ever since the rise of Narendra Modi on the national scene in 2014, his leadership has attracted voters to the BJP on a considerable scale.

A Delhi court yesterday denied interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister and key opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal in a case relating to alleged corruption in the capital territory’s alcohol sales policy, legal news website Live Law reported.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will remain in office but with a substantially reduced mandate, confounding expectations of a resounding victory forecast by analysts and exit polls. AFP takes a look at the reasons why Modi and his party failed to achieve a third successive landslide win:

Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis yesterday offered to step down as Maharashtra deputy chief minister taking moral responsibility for the party’s poor showing in Lok Sabha elections in the state.

As the Indian parliamentary election results neared completion on Tuesday, supporters at the Congress party’s national headquarters at 24 Akbar Road in the heart of Delhi broke into celebrations.

India’s main opposition Congress party bagged both parliamentary seats in strife-torn Manipur in the general election as the north-eastern state voted out Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party and its ally after year-long ethnic clashes.

Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today congratulated the winning NDA led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the people of India for exercising their democratic rights in the just-held Lok Sabha election in India

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will remain in office but with a substantially reduced mandate, confounding expectations of a resounding victory forecast by analysts and exit polls

The cabinet recommended the dissolution of the lower house of parliament on Wednesday, a day after his Bharatiya Janata party-led alliance won a rare third term in general elections

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was set to meet his allies on Wednesday to discuss forming the government, a day after his Hindu nationalist party lost its outright majority in parliament in a surprise election verdict

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to win a rare third term in office, but a smaller-than-expected mandate means he will have to lean more on his allies for support

Results for 542 of the 543 Lok Sabha seats have been released by the Election Commission of India -- with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning 240 seats and the Congress 99, according to NDTV report

“Assure countrymen that to fulfil their aspirations, we will move forward with new energy, new enthusiasm and new resolve.”

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won a third term in power yesterday, leading a country with the world’s biggest population and fastest-growing economy.

BJP may have to rely on partners to form govt