India's NDA alliance is expanding rapidly through defections and mergers, now controlling legislatures across three-quarters of India's states. The coalition is approaching a two-thirds majority in the Rajya Sabha while NDA leaders have adopted resolutions celebrating PM Modi's 12 years in power, though a Lok Sabha supermajority remains a longer challenge.
·NDA now commands 6 out of 10 MLAs across India's states while the INDIA opposition bloc shrinks through cross-voting and defections
·NDA nears two-thirds majority in Rajya Sabha as opposition members switch allegiance to the ruling coalition
·Recent Jharkhand cross-voting handed a Rajya Sabha seat to an NDA-backed candidate despite INDIA bloc attempts
·NDA alliance governs at the state level across three-quarters of the Indian population
·Two-thirds Lok Sabha majority remains elusive despite expansion momentum through rebels, mergers, and defections
drawn from The Times of India, NDTV, Hindustan Times, MSN · updated 14d ago