Indian Express reports BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has won from Vadodara and Varanasi.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi led BJP to a historic victory in the Lok Sabha elections with the saffron party looking set to win 272 seats, the majority required to form government at the Centre. The National Democratic Alliance has already won 273 seats and was leading in 63 constituencies.
The results have reduced the ruling Congress party to its worst ever performance. Congress president Sonia Gandhi briefly appeared before the media and conceded defeat. “The mandate is clearly against us. I accept responsibility for this defeat,” she said. The UPA chairperson didn’t take any question from mediapersons.
Riding on the anti-incumbency and Modi factor, BJP made a clean sweep in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Himachal and Goa accounting for 69 seats. ...
(Thanks to Denise Oliver Velex for inspiring me to find authentic Indian sources for these much richer first paragraphs in this update. The article continues from here in its original form picking up with other Indian sources in other updates.)
Muneeza Naqvi and Elizabeth A. Kennedy of the Assiociated Press report Indian Opposition Party Heads for Landslide Win, making Narendra Modi India's next prime minister in the most decisive election victory the country has seen in more than 25 years, and sweeping the Congress party out of power in the world's largest Democracy.
Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party was winning in 279 seats in the lower house of Parliament, beyond the 272-seat majority needed to create a government without forming a coalition with smaller parties, the Election Commission said.
The outcome was a crushing defeat for the Congress party, which is deeply entwined with the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty that has been at the center of Indian politics for most of the country's post-independence history.
Analysts attributed Modi's victory to young Indian voters with priorities of job development, and economic development, which Modi made the forefront of his campaign, as well as corruption in the Congress Party.
43-year-old Rahul Gandhi, took responsibility for the failure, and was perceived to have been "ambivalent at best over winning a job held previously by his father, grandmother and great-grandfather."
There was a record turnout in the election, with 66.38 percent of India's 814 million eligible voters casting ballots during the six-week contest, which began April 7 and was held in stages across the country. Turnout in the 2009 general election was 58.13 percent.
Modi has had a controversial past with ties to anti-Muslim riots that left more than 1,000 people dead. Although was never charged with a crime, he allegedly did little to stop the rampage and the U.S. denied him a visa in 2005 for alleged complicity in the matter according to Naqvi and Kennedy. Some news reports have described him a among India's most divisive political leaders.
The authors also report that the BJP party's has an image as "a purely capitalist, pro-business party" in contrast to "with Congress, which is considered more of a welfare party, mixing capitalist reforms with handouts."
How interesting that these themes seem to play out in every democracy similar to a pendulum swinging back and forth, "at some point" voters seem to grow tied of one party, or the other, and decide to move in a different direction. An, important discipline for a party in power would seem to be to police itself, an not allow corruption or excess to build up to the point that voters want to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
7:41 AM PT: I found these local press articles for Denise Oliver Velez. They are mostly local newspapers congratulation style articles.
Tejashree Bhopatkar Times of India writes With Narendra Modi about to win, KRK to leave India forever!
With Narendra Modi about to win, KRK to leave India forever!
Kamaal R Khan is very popular for his controversial tweets and his tweets might just lead him to leave India forever.
If one remembers, KRK had earlier stated that he will not only leave Twitter forever but will also leave the country if BJP Chief Minister Narendra Modi will become the Prime Minister of India. KRK's earlier tweet said, "It's my challenge to entire world that if @narendramodi ji will become next PM then I shall not leave only twitter but India also forever".
Press Trust of India Kumar Vishwas congratulates Narendra Modi
Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas on Friday congratulated Narendra Modi for his victory in the Lok Sabha election and termed the results as “citizen’s verdict” in their favour.
“Congrats @narendramodi led BJP on citizen’s verdict in their favour. Hope his team stands up to the needs and expectations of Bharat Mata,” Vishwas, who contested from Amethi Lok Sabha constituency, tweeted.
The senior AAP leader is trailing in Amethi where he is locked in a battle with Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi and BJP’s Smriti Irani.
IndiaToday.in New Delhi, writes India Today Five ways Narendra Modi is Rajinikanth
7:54 AM PT: attention. Pay no attention to that first batch, that was just the best I could do on my first four tries but they were local paper. Here is a major respected urban analysis. At the bottom of the linked article you will links to five additional articles of similar lengths exploring related themes in greater detail. Your wish is my command. Please let me know if I can find anything else for you.
Cheers,
HD
BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has won from Vadodara and Varanasi.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is widely tipped to become the next prime minister with exit polls projecting BJP to emerge as the single largest party. (Source: PTI)
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi led BJP to a historic victory in the Lok Sabha elections with the saffron party looking set to win 272 seats, the majority required to form government at the Centre. The National Democratic Alliance has already won 273 seats and was leading in 63 constituencies.
The results have reduced the ruling Congress party to its worst ever performance. Congress president Sonia Gandhi briefly appeared before the media and conceded defeat. “The mandate is clearly against us. I accept responsibility for this defeat,” she said. The UPA chairperson didn’t take any question from mediapersons.