US Midterm Elections Spark Comparisons to Indian Politics

The results of the mid-term elections in the US have also caused a stir in Indian politics. Opposition leaders have compared the political setback to President Donald Trump to the electoral future of the BJP in India, based on the developments in the US mid-term elections when Democrats won both houses of the US Congress. Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and AIMIM have said that the results of the US mid-term elections are a sign of growing opposition to right-wing forces around the world. While the ruling BJP has rejected the opposition's claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's political position is absolutely strong and unshakeable. Congress MP Pawan Khera said, "Why did this happen to Trump? He is America's Modi and those who are here are India's Trump. The situation that happened there is going to happen here. He will also go through the elections." Priyanka Kakkar, who recently joined Congress after leaving the Aam Aadmi Party, targeted the BJP's political symbol in a post.