They have a word in India for the repeat landslide win pulled off by its Hindu nationalist Prime Minister: tsunamo.
That's short for a tsunami for Mr Narendra Modi. Not only did his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seem set to improve on its 2014 showing, but it also kept the opposition Congress down to no more than a marginally better performance than the all-time low it hit in that election.
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