India: After a Big Election Win, Modi and the BJP Can Turn to Economic Challenges

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) earned another five years in power with a decisive victory in the general elections. The BJP is expected to win 300 of the 542 contested seats in the Lok Sabha, the Parliament's lower house; just 272 seats were needed for a majority. The BJP's landslide victory indicates a gravitational shift away from India's historically dominant political party, freeing New Delhi to focus on fostering economic growth....