Almost half of the MPs in the current session have criminal cases against them | DW News

India's new parliament, the Lok Sabha, convened on June 24 for its first session after a mammoth general election that lasted seven weeks. PM Narendra Modi, who has been in power since 2014, the election with his Hindu nationalist BJP lost the absolute majority. The BJP remains the strongest force, but Modi is in his third term of office, scheduled to last five years partners. The new parliament includes many MPs facing criminal investigations - as DW Reporter Shalu Yadav reports from Delhi. Chapters 00:00 India's Modi to lay out plans as parliament meets 00:32 Shalu Yadav, DW correspondent 02:14 Michael Kugelmann, Deputy Director of the Asia Program at the Wilson Center in Washington D.C. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dwnews_hangout Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch