India Is Increasingly Ruled by a Single Party—Modi’s

In India on 7 May 2026, Narendra Modi's party was described as increasingly dominant, with India 'increasingly ruled by a single party' in the Wall Street Journal's words. After the BJP's Bengal win, Dhaka made 'pushback' remarks, and India's MEA responded that repatriation of illegal Bangladeshis is a 'core issue'. PM Modi changed his X profile picture to an 'Operation Sindoor' tribute honouring the armed forces. One year after the India-Pakistan conflict, the ceasefire holds, BBC says.

Congress won in Kerala, where the next chief minister post is a tight three-way race, with K C Venugopal and V D Satheesan among the names. In Tamil Nadu, the DMK criticized Congress as INDIA ally ties soured over a TVK alliance move, and an AIADMK-DMK pact could happen with a nudge from the BJP, sources say.