Early Results From India’s Election Show Increased Majority For BJP; Australia’s Liberal Party Returns To Power In Election Upset; Taiwan Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

By Worldview Staff
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporter puts vermillion powder on a cutout of Narendra Modi during celebrations of the party’s victory in Kolkata , India, Thursday, May 23, 2019. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party claimed it had won reelection with a commanding lead in Thursday’s vote count, while the stock market soared in anticipation of another five-year term for the pro-business Hindu nationalist leader.
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporter puts vermillion powder on a cutout of Narendra Modi during celebrations of the party's victory in Kolkata , India, Thursday, May 23, 2019. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party claimed it had won reelection with a commanding lead in Thursday's vote count, while the stock market soared in anticipation of another five-year term for the pro-business Hindu nationalist leader. Bikas Das / AP Photo
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporter puts vermillion powder on a cutout of Narendra Modi during celebrations of the party’s victory in Kolkata , India, Thursday, May 23, 2019. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party claimed it had won reelection with a commanding lead in Thursday’s vote count, while the stock market soared in anticipation of another five-year term for the pro-business Hindu nationalist leader.
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporter puts vermillion powder on a cutout of Narendra Modi during celebrations of the party's victory in Kolkata , India, Thursday, May 23, 2019. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party claimed it had won reelection with a commanding lead in Thursday's vote count, while the stock market soared in anticipation of another five-year term for the pro-business Hindu nationalist leader. Bikas Das / AP Photo

Early Results From India’s Election Show Increased Majority For BJP; Australia’s Liberal Party Returns To Power In Election Upset; Taiwan Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

By Worldview Staff
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On today’s show:

  • Early results from India’s 2019 general election put the Bharatiya Janata Party on track to win 300 out of the 543 seats in the Lok Sabha.
  • Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison secured another term in office after national elections last Saturday.
  • Taiwan’s parliament approved a law legalizing same-sex marriage in a 66 to 27 majority.