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Global News Podcast

India election: Modi expected to win third term

Global News Podcast

BBC

Daily News, News

4.38.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to lose his majority, but hold on to power to win a third term in office as the final votes are counted. He called it "a historical feat in India’s history." Also on the podcast: Qatar says it's waiting for a clear position from Israel on the Gaza peace plan, the growing use of AI in scientific research papers, and why nostalgic music events have become so popular.

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

0:03.4

Hello, I'm Oliver Conway.

0:07.2

We're recording this at 13 hours GMT on Tuesday the 4th of June.

0:11.4

With most of the votes counted in India's election, the Hindu. the but lose his majority. Qatar says it's waiting for a clear position from Israel on the Gaza Peace Plan,

0:27.0

and one of Thailand's most wanted fugitives is extradited from Indonesia.

0:35.0

Also in the podcast, there was this one case where a published article

0:38.0

started the introduction with the sentence was,

0:41.0

sure, I can help you with that introduction.

0:42.0

So it was something it was kind of obviously

0:43.9

written by one of these chatbots the growing use of AI and scientific research papers.

0:58.9

Ahead of India's six-week general election, the ruling B.J.P. said it aimed to win 400 seats. That supermajority would have allowed Prime Minister Norengra Modi to change the Constitution

1:06.3

and reinforce his Hindu nationalist agenda, prompting an opposition figure to warn of a possible

1:11.8

dictatorship.

1:13.4

But with more than 90% of the 642 million votes counted, the B.J.P. is falling short of that target.

1:21.9

It is on course to lose its majority, winning about 240 seats down

1:27.2

from 303 last time. The party will still be able to govern with its allies, making Mr. Modi the first leader since

1:34.8

Nauru to win a third straight term as Prime Minister.

1:39.2

Said Zefar Islam is the national spokesman for the B.J.P.

1:43.0

Whatever the result be, it is primarily because of the love and admiration of the people of this

1:49.4

kid country.

1:50.4

They have voted for the Prime Minister.

1:52.2

They had voted in the past. They are voting this time also

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