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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi showing his inked finger, after voting in Ahmedabad in Gujarat on April 23, 2019. REUTERS / Amit Dave

This Thursday, May 23, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a large lead in the first tendencies of the counting of the 17th Indian legislature. This augurs a possible renewal of Hindu nationalists at the head of the country.

With our correspondent in India, Sébastien Farcis

Here, the firecrackers are already blown up and the drums sounding, for the militants of the BJP, the victory is assured, many are already exulting to see Narendra Modi return to power. " This strong man who can defend us from terrorism, " said one of the supporters arrived with a megaphone in front of the headquarters of the BJP.

The fervor will rise

This is only the beginning because the fervor will rise, throughout the day and throughout the stripping a little like the ambient temperature elsewhere is already 33 ° here in New Delhi at 10:30 (local time). These supporters are confident that the polls have predicted a landslide victory of the ruling majority led by the Hindu nationalist party BJP, and the first round of polling begins to confirm these numbers.

Absolute majority for the BJP alone?

Basically, the BJP and its allies could win two-thirds of the seats in the lower house, roughly the same majority as in the outgoing House, but what needs to be looked at closely is the BJP's score alone, because for five years he has governed with an absolute majority, all by himself. If the result of the BJP is less important and the party has to rely on more secular allies, its Hindu policy may have to change marginally.