After the last phase of elections was over, almost every exit poll forecast a landslide victory for the BJP led NDA alliance. Even the three most prominent exit polls predict that NDA will make history by becoming the first party to win over 400 seats in the Lok Sabha. While most polls anticipated that BJP would win around 350 seats out of 543. Following the trends International Media also share their insights about the results. The likes of Washington Post, Japan Times, Al Jazeera, & many others also reported that BJP will comeback with a strong mandate. 

Reaction of International Media on General Election 2024

THE WASHINGTON POST

World’s largest democratic event, BJP is still expected to dominate the elections. 

THE JAPAN TIMES

Several exit polls indicated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party would secure a resounding majority in India’s election for the third time in a row.  Extending his decade-long rule over the fastest-growing major economy in the world. According to polls, his Bhartiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is expected to secure a significantly larger number of seats. 272 is the number required for a majority in the lower house of parliament of India, which has 543 seats. On June 4, the official election results will be made public.

AL JAZEERA

Exit polls on Saturday night revealed that 73-year-old Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to win a landslide reelection with a large majority, setting the stage for an unprecedented third term. This will severely damage the opposition alliance’s chances of winning the largest democratic vote in history.

THE GUARDIAN

Exit polls released on Saturday night indicate that Modi and his Bhartiya Janata party (BJP) are likely to win handily. And might even pick up seats to secure a two-thirds majority in parliament. Which would provide the government the ability to enact significant constitutional amendments. For Modi, the authoritarian prime minister of India. Whose Hindu nationalist policies have profoundly altered India’s secular democracy in the last ten years. It is a historic accomplishment. Since Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India after independence, no prime minister elected to three consecutive terms.

REUTERS

Modi’s alliance set to break India’s southern ceiling. The alliance led by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may gain twice as many parliamentary seats in the nation’s affluent south. This shows his ability to expand his support even after ten years in office.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

As voting ends in India, Modi awaits a verdict on his 10 years in power. While a newly united opposition seemed to gain some traction. Exit polls showed the popular and entrenched prime minister was winning a third term.