Joshi concedes the election to Lal but warns that in India's prewar boundaries the BJP has a narrow majority and the tension may lead to communal violence in the years to come.
Ma and Hernandez wake up to the news that the AAP coalition has secured a narrow majority. The urban seats have largely locked out the BJP outside Gujarat; virtually every seat in Bangladesh and Sindh was won by allies.
Hernandez and Ma watch as the last voters disperse; Ma asks Hernandez when she, as a discharged Indian soldier, is going to get her citizenship, and Hernandez says she doesn't know but assumes is being delayed to avoid enfranchisement.
Goh looks through her books again, and thinks she might be breaking even finally, but worries she's cherrypicking one good week.
Polls open in India for the election; most polls have Lal winning reelection narrowly.
For the first time since finishing his military service, Pekka manages to spend an entire day with Aino, who talks constantly about her plans to go to the University of Helsinki and only asks him about his university plans while advising him how applying changed due to the war.
MAP is reported to have less ability than it projects to engage in further offensive operations beyond its area of control; the difficulties in exporting Texan and Louisianan oil are cited as leading to financial weakness.
True America leadership has heated debates over Godfrey's offer; majority opinion is to remain quiet but Rosenthal, who backs the majority, has to keep telling everyone not to leak against the decision to business and local leaders.
Godfrey says that Philadelphia is a safe city for civil society and minority communities wishing to make America better. She then backchannels to True America asking them to stay out of what's going on in New York and let CIAC do activism in its own way.
Hernandez talks to Soledad, who, hearing about the new contract, congratulates her and asks if it means they're going to move to Europe to be near family. Ma screams “No!” loud enough that Soledad can hear.
