Indian opposition calls its strong election showing a 'moral and political loss' for Modi

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : The result is that the BJP relies more and more on Modi's enduring brand to stay in power, with local politicians receding into the background even in state elections.
50% : But if his BJP is forced to form a coalition, the party would likely "be heavily dependent on the goodwill of its allies, which makes them critical players who we can expect will extract their pound of flesh, both in terms of policymaking as well as government formation," said Milan Vaishnav, director of the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
45% : Before Modi came to power, India had coalition governments for 30 years.

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