- The BJP has won the Indian election and Narendra Modi is expected to be the next Prime Minister
- The election lasted 5 weeks and had over 500 million votes
- Indian news networks cover elections in a fast-paced and overwhelming manner

John Oliver delivers an update on the historic election in India, the largest in human history.

Spoiler Alert: Narendra Modi won.

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on our very first episode, we talked about the election in India.

Well, after 5 long weeks and over 500 million votes, on Friday, there was an announcement.

The BJP would have won the election, and Narendra Modi with these numbers should not find it difficult to be the next Prime Minister of India.

Whoa, that is a seizure-inducing amount of information on that screen.

If you followed this Indian election, you learned 2 key things.

1, Narendra Modi was destined for an historic victory.

And 2, no 1 covers an election like Indian news networks, who are apparently sponsored by Adderall.

I feel like I'm playing a slot machine in a Mumbai casino while high on peyote.

And, so, just a small word of advice to Indian news networks.

This is not the most relaxing way to watch television.

The only thing that this is good for is potentially putting your elderly viewers in the hospital.


Speaker 0: You may remember

Speaker 1: on our very first episode, we talked about the election in India. Well, after 5 long weeks and over 500 million votes, on Friday, there was an announcement.

Speaker 0: It appears at 9.37 a.m. And we are calling the election. The BJP would have won the election, and Narendra Modi with these numbers should not find it difficult to be the next Prime Minister of India.

Speaker 1: Whoa, that is a seizure-inducing amount of information on that screen. If you followed this Indian election, you learned 2 key things. 1, Narendra Modi was destined for an historic victory. And 2, no 1 covers an election like Indian news networks, who are apparently sponsored by Adderall. I mean, look at it.

We are not speeding this footage up. I feel like I'm playing a slot machine in a Mumbai casino while high on peyote. And, so, just a small word of advice to Indian news networks. This is not the most relaxing way to watch television. The only thing that this is good for is potentially putting your elderly viewers in the hospital.

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India Election Update: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)