Overview

• Government data show India’s GDP grew 7.8% in April–June (Q1 FY26), the fastest in five quarters.
• Reports and officials said the quarter’s expansion was driven largely by the farm sector.
• Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan called the data the “hardest slap of reality” for Rahul Gandhi and praised PM Narendra Modi’s leadership.
• BJP figures including Amit Malviya and Shehzad Poonawalla amplified the message on X, attacking Gandhi’s earlier characterization and lauding resilience.
• Coverage noted the statistics precede U.S. tariffs announced by President Donald Trump, whose “dead economy” remark set the political backdrop.