Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) moved into the lead in elections in the northern state of Haryana on Tuesday, reversing early trends when it was trailing the main opposition Congress party, TV channels reported. Elections in Haryana and the troubled Himalayan te...
As the BJP becomes ever more powerful, India’s opposition parties have become increasingly reluctant to nominate Muslim candidates for fear of alienating Hindu voters, experts say. While Hindus overwhelmingly rally around the BJP, Muslims have struggled to form a cohesive political agenda, in par...