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“One more ad on top of millions of ads in a state like Montana, where the media markets are slim or slimmer than here, does have diminishing returns in terms of impact,” Gavito said.

Forecasters say that the best chance of seeing the lights will be in the first half of Thursday night, with a slimmer chance of seeing them later on.

Now, that prospect appears even slimmer.

Modi’s allies generally support pro-Hindu legislation, but making new policies could be complicated by coalition politics and a slimmer majority.

Mr. Modi has anyway won enough seats to form a new government, albeit with a much slimmer majority than forecast.