The myth of Prime Minister Narendra Modi being invincible has been broken, the opposition has become stronger

Washington/London: International media reporting on the results of India's general election said that the Indian voters' perception that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is invincible has been shattered, giving new life to the opposition. This news has been widely covered in major US newspapers like New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal.

Out of the total 543 Lok Sabha seats, the Bharatiya Janata Party has won 240 seats and the Congress has won 99 seats. The BJP-led NDA front has secured 272 seats required to form the government, but the BJP has lost the majority. The New York Times said that suddenly the illusion about Narendra Modi that he is invincible has been shattered. Modi's party has won but it has not got an overwhelming majority.

The Washington Post said in its lead story that India's voters have rebuffed Modi. The election result is a major setback for Hindu nationalists. India has been internationally synonymous with its Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the past decade, but on Tuesday voters showed dissatisfaction with the status quo and dealt a blow to the incumbent leader.

The Post quoted political scientist Devesh Kapur as saying that these results show that India's democracy is definitely not as prosperous as we thought. The surprising results of this election show that Indian voters still have independent thinking. Otherwise this Modi March would not have happened.

The Wall Street Journal carried a picture of the prime minister's celebrations at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi and said in the lead story that Modi has been declared the winner but is suffering setbacks. In an editorial, the magazine said the election results indicate that Indians have high expectations from their leaders and have used the world's largest democracy to warn these leaders to do better. The question is whether Modi will take this warning seriously or become a more divisive authoritarian. It remains to be seen whether efforts will be made to deploy force.

Three major newspapers were critical of Modi during the election campaign. Most US newspapers believed that India was promoting dictatorial imperialism. The BBC said that the election results show that the Modi brand has lost its shine and Modi may also come under the influence of anti-establishment elements. In other words, he is not as invincible as many of his supporters believe. These results give new hope to the opposition.