India elections 2024: Vote counting begins, Modi’s BJP lead narrowing

India started counting votes for its 2024 general election on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP alliance are on course for a third straight term - but not with the big majority he had hoped for. The Opposition parties are faring better than the exit polls predicted. Al Jazeera’s Um-e-Kulsoom Sharrif reports. Salman Soz is a Spokesperson for India's opposition National Congress party. He joins us from Srinagar to discuss the latest updates. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #India #IndiaElections2024 #LokSabha #IndiaPolitics #BJP #NarendraModi #AlJazeeraEnglish