Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party are expected to lead a serious struggle between a few parties.

More about Modi’s BJP, Rahul Gandhi’s Congress and other parties that are central to world’s largest electoral exercise.

(Reuters) - India, with nearly a billion eligible voters, set off on the world's largest electoral exercise on Friday. The country has more than 2,500 political parties but just 10 of them hold 86% of ...

Supporters and critics agree on one thing: Modi has achieved staying power by making Hindu nationalism acceptable — desirable, even — to a nation of 1.4 billion that for decades prided itself on ...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the BJP and the RSS of attempting to destroy the diversity of the country and claimed that now people are afraid to practice their religion or follow the ...

The BJP, the world’s largest political outfit with nearly 180 million members, was born out of the Jan Sangh party, an offshoot of a men-only Hindu nationalist organisation, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak ...

Narendra Modi’s reign as prime minister is producing a less liberal but more assured nation that is predicated on the idea of Hindu supremacy.

Rahul Gandhi rallies Congress workers, criticizes BJP-RSS, and emphasizes the party's manifesto. He predicts BJP's limited seats, highlighting allianc ...

Brinda Karat accuses BJP of abusing power, dismantling constitutional values, and targeting opposition leaders, urging unity against BJP-RSS regime.

India's general elections: a critical juncture for democracy. Will Modi secure another term or will the opposition coalition prevail?

Prime minister is trying to win a third term in the elections and has set his sights on exceeding Ghandi as he morphs into a religious leader, experts say ...

Close to a billion Indians are eligible to vote in a 44-day national election beginning today. It will be the largest democratic exercise in history.