Narendra Modi , Earns Narrow Election Win For, Historic Third Term.br Reuters reports that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set br to win a historic third term on June 4, but with vastly br diminished majority following a rare electoral setback. .br For the first time in a decade, br Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata br Party lost its majority in parliament. .br The party is now dependent on regional allies br to secure the half-way mark required to staybr on top of the world's largest democracy.br For the BJP to drop below br the majority mark, this is br a personal setback for him, Yogendra Yadav, Psephologist and the founder of a br small political group opposed to the BJP, via Reuters.br Since taking power a decade ago, Modi has been ruling as the br alliance's unquestioned leader, however, his opponents have seen br his reign as the country sliding towards authoritarianism. .br My sole issue with Modi br today is that he has becomebr larger than the party itself. br In a democratic system... br a party should always br supersede an individual, Surendra Kumar Dwivedi, Former head of the Department of Political Science at Lucknow University, via Reuters.br The election win makes Modi only br the second Indian leader to win a third term br after founding Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.br The election win makes Modi only br the second Indian leader to win a third term br after founding Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.br Prior to the election win, Modi promised br a transformative next five years in office.br Reuters reports that Modi's presidency has seen India br become the world's fastest growing major economy, and br he has expressed aspirations of improving on those gains.br What we have done in br the last 10 years is only br a preview, a trailer. br We have a lot more to do.