Who's with whom? Parties seek partners as Lok Sabha election nears end

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition is confident of a second term in office but opposition parties are talking to each other to seal an alliance, hoping to topple him after general election results are announced on May 23.
 

The seven-phase election started on April 11 and ends on May 19. Below is how India’s biggest parties are aligned.

NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE (NDA)

BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY (BJP): Modi’s Hindu nationalist BJP leads the NDA and won 282 seats in the last election five years ago. There are 545 seats in the lower house of parliament, two of which are nominated by the