‘India has rejected Modi’s rhetoric’: British Indians

Those living in UK express surprise but hope loss of outright majority will be a turning point in Modi’s premiership

British Indians living across the UK have expressed surprise at the election results in India, with some hoping it will signal a change in the direction of the country.

Narendra Modi returned to power for a historic third term as prime minister, in an election with voting staggered across six weeks and more than 600 million Indians heading to the polls – the biggest exercise of democracy the world has ever seen.