Modi has managed to bolster support among key allies, positioning himself to see out his third term. - Photo: Reuters
NEW DELHI: Just over a year ago, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reeled from the worst election setback of his career, speculation mounted that the nation’s most dominant politician in a generation was at risk of losing power.
Opposition groups and commentators openly discussed whether Modi might finally step aside after his party was forced into a coalition government for the first time since coming to power a decade earlier. Fanning the speculation was the fact that Modi would soon turn 75 - his party’s unofficial retirement age, and a milestone when other Indian leaders in his party had ceded power.
