Modi’s fragile new majority passes first test with election of speaker
by Stuti Mishra
Jun 26, 2024
2 minutes
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Indian prime minister Narendra Modi‘s government has passed its first test in parliament after his return to power with a significantly reduced mandate, winning a vote to select the speaker of the lower house.
The fact that there was a contest at all for the speaker post is a reflection of the opposition’s newfound confidence after the unexpectedly close election results earlier this month.
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