India's Modi-led alliance clinches narrow electoral victory

BJP loses outright majority for first time, forcing PM to shore up coalition

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends a victory ceremony at BJP headquarters in New Delhi on June 4. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)

KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW DELHI -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday night that his Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance has clinched a third term in office, after the bloc fell short of a widely predicted landslide.

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