India's ruling Congress party has claimed victory in the general election after vote counting currently under way gave the party and its allies a commanding lead.
The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is projected to win 255 seats in the country's 543-seat parliament, local media reports say.
As results poured in on Saturday, Manmohan Singh, the Indian pr
ime minister, said the people had given the Congress a "massive mandate". Al Jazeera's Barnaby Phillips in New Delhi said: "Congress appears to have done spectacularly well, particularly against the left and forces of the [rival] Third Front, whose supports appears to have collapsed in some areas. "In the centre of New Delhi, outside the Congress party headquarters, supporters are out on the streets celebrating."
Courtesy:Al Jazeera
The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is projected to win 255 seats in the country's 543-seat parliament, local media reports say.
As results poured in on Saturday, Manmohan Singh, the Indian pr
ime minister, said the people had given the Congress a "massive mandate". Al Jazeera's Barnaby Phillips in New Delhi said: "Congress appears to have done spectacularly well, particularly against the left and forces of the [rival] Third Front, whose supports appears to have collapsed in some areas. "In the centre of New Delhi, outside the Congress party headquarters, supporters are out on the streets celebrating."Courtesy:Al Jazeera
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