[An Nahar] India's triumphant right-wing opposition said Tuesday it was headed for a decisive majority in the world's biggest election after exit polls showed its hardline leader Narendra Modi closing in on victory.| It seems Indians are tired of the traditional corruption and want to try something new. We'll see if that means a change in how the country responds to traditial Pakistani nonsense. |
...I am not a dictator!
said he looked forward to working with the new administration in New Delhi.
"Modi at Delhi Gate" said a headline in the Mail Today, while the Hindustan Times read simply "Exit Polls: Enter Modi" after surveys released after voting ended Monday pointed to a big win.
All forecasts showed Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies trouncing the Congress party which has been in power for a decade, and most indicated they would seal a narrow majority.
Official results are due on Friday, with some still cautioning against over-confidence in a BJP victory given notorious forecasting errors at the last two general elections.
Modi was keeping a low profile, but senior BJP figures were bullish.
"These elections have been fought on a hope that the country will get a good, stable government," V. K. Singh, a former army chief of staff who is now a senior BJP leader, told news hounds at party headquarters.
"My personal view is that we will get around 300 seats" of the 543 seats in parliament, said Modi's chief lieutenant Amit Shah