India's Modi government pulls key policies, bills after backlash

Weakened BJP withdraws recruitment ad, controversial draft broadcast law

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the media after his meeting with President Droupadi Murmu, to stake claim to form the new government in New Delhi on June 7. © Reuters

KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer

August 26, 2024 18:15 JST

NEW DELHI -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is getting real taste of coalition politics in his third term, with his weakened Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) forced to reverse recent key policy moves.

Just three days after issuing an advertisement to fill mid- to senior-level federal positions, Modi's government this month pulled the ad amid an outcry from both allies and the revitalized opposition.