Three kingmakers who will determine Modi's future

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi flashes the victory sign as he arrives at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters to celebrate the party's win in country's general election, in New Delhi on June 4, 2024. - AFP

NEW DELHI: After falling short of a majority in India’s election, Narendra Modi’s future is now in the hands of two notoriously unreliable allies.

Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party won 240 seats, short of the 272 needed for an outright parliamentary majority. He can still form a government if his National Democratic Alliance sticks together - but that is no sure thing.