India’s key stock-market indexes were severely battered after the country’s national election trends showed that the ruling Narendra Modi-led coalition isn’t likely to score a decisive victory, as predicted by exit polls.

India's Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed election victory for his party and its allies on Tuesday, but the opposition said they had "punished" the ruling party to confound predictions and reduce their parliamentary…

With more than 95 per cent of votes counted, the BJP's vote share at 36.9 per cent was marginally lower than it was in the last polls in 2019.

Early results indicate prime minister’s BJP party unlikely to win two-thirds majority predicted by exit polls