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Topic: National Democratic Alliance

The NDA, or National Democratic Alliance, is a grouping of right-leaning political parties, led by the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The NDA first came to power in 1999, which lasted until 2004 under the leadership of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. More recently, it has been the ruling coalition since 2014, with Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister.

It was formed in 1998 with 20 parties. Notable parties in this alliance today are the NCP led by Ajit Pawar, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, the Janata Dal (United) led by Nitish Kumar, the Janata Dal (Secular) led by H.D. Dewe Gowda, the Lok Janshakti Party led by Chirag Paswan, the Indigenous Pope’s Front of Tripura, the Telugu Desam Party led by N.Chandrababu Naidu, and the Tamil Manila Congress led by G.K. Vasan.

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ThePrint Quiz, June 7, 2024: As era of coalition politics returns, test your knowledge of its history

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India is witnessing a new era of coalition politics. In this edition of ThePrint Quiz, let's test your knowledge of coalitions & policy decisions taken by a coalition govt.

World leaders congratulate PM Modi, but US, Russia remain mum for now

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Leaders of Israel, Ukraine, Mauritius, Bhutan and Italy were among the first ones to extend congratulations to Modi and BJP-led NDA for the Lok Sabha election results.

1st govt to get 3rd term ‘since 1962’, emphasis on NDA win, praise for Naidu & Nitish — Modi at BJP HQ

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PM also expresses gratitude for BJP's victory in Odisha with chants of 'Jai Jagannath', highlights voter participation in Jammu and Kashmir.
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