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| BJP declares 'new era' for India as Congress concedes defeat |
| 2014-05-17 |
| [DAWN] India's triumphant Hindu nationalists declared "the start of a new era" in the world's second most-populous nation as the ruling Congress declared defeat in elections that laid bare anger about sickly economic growth and rampant corruption. Narendra Modi, making his first comments on results day in his constituency of Vadodara in his home state of Gujarat ...where rioting seems to be a traditional passtime... , where thousands chanted his name, told supporters that "good times are coming" as he thanked them for their "love" which propelled him and his Hindu nationalist party to a historic election win. Preliminary results and media projections at the climax of the marathon six-week election showed the BJP on track for the first parliamentary majority by a single party in 30 years. The BJP had won 133 seats and was leading in 148 others takin its total tally to 283 seats which is 11 more than the 272 seat required to form a majority government, according to the statistics provided by the Indian election commission website. |
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