European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 17 May | 55 comments (55 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

India's Congress party heads for surprise election victory | World news | guardian.co.uk

India's ruling Congress party looked set to take an unexpectedly decisive general election victory as the 400 million-plus votes cast during the month-long election were counted this morning.
The party defied exit polls and analysts' predictions, which had indicated a much closer result. With more than 70% of the vote counted the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) was set to take more than 250 seats and the opposition alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) forecast to take 160.

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Sat May 16th, 2009 at 06:34:04 AM EST
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India Congress alliance heads for election victory | World | Reuters

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's left-of-centre coalition was heading for a second term after a clear victory in the general election, according to vote counting trends from the election commission.
Singh's Congress-led coalition, riding on the back of years of economic growth, did better than expected and will probably be only just short of an outright majority. That means it may find it easier to form a stable coalition with smaller parties.

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Sat May 16th, 2009 at 06:40:39 AM EST
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See also the diary by Far Easterner dated 16 May.

by Sassafras on Sat May 16th, 2009 at 08:48:36 AM EST
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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 17 May | 55 comments (55 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)