‘Real government’<\/strong><\/p>\n“India has won, good days are about to come,” Mr Modi tweeted as it became clear that the BJP had triumphed.<\/p>\n
The tweet became the most retweeted in India’s history.<\/p>\n
The prime minister-elect told his supporters the victory was no ordinary one.<\/p>\n
“In the 60-year history of Indian independence, I have never seen this in the Indian media, what you have done in our country,” Mr Modi said, as supporters shouted “Modi, Modi, Modi”.<\/p>\n
He said he would rule for all Indians.<\/p>\n
“Real government doesn’t belong to a community. It belongs to the entire country,” he said.<\/p>\n
“The real government will belong from Kashmir on top to Kanya Kumari [on India’s southern tip] – that is a real government.”<\/p>\n
Several world leaders have congratulated Mr Modi on his victory, including UK Prime Minister David Cameron.<\/p>\n
Mr Modi accepted an invitation to visit the UK, Downing Street said. The UK government froze ties with him between 2002 and 2012 over the Gujarat riots.<\/p>\n
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif commended the BJP’s “impressive victory” in the election.<\/p>\n
Without mentioning Mr Modi, the US National Security Council tweeted: “US congratulates BJP on its victory in India’s historic election; we look forward to working w\/ govt once formed to advance our partnership.”<\/p>\n
The election result will be a crushing blow to the Congress party, which is led by the Nehru-Gandhi family and has dominated Indian politics since independence.<\/p>\n
It reflects voter anger with Congress, which has been mired in serious corruption scandals and whose leadership has been considered ineffective in recent years, analysts say.<\/p>\n
Accepting defeat, Congress President Sonia Gandhi said: “We humbly respect the verdict of the people.”<\/p>\n
Share prices rallied to new highs on BJP promises of economic revival.<\/p>\n
Latest election results showed the BJP is on course to win 282 seats, surpassing the 272 seats needed to secure a majority in the lower house of parliament.<\/p>\n
With their allies, the party could achieve more than 330 seats.<\/p>\n
The Congress party – which has been in power for the past decade – is expected to win in fewer than 50 seats.<\/p>\n
More than 500 million people voted in what is the world’s biggest exercise in democracy.<\/p>\n
Voter turnout in the mammoth nine-phase general election was a record 66.38%, beating the previous 1984 poll record.<\/p>\n
India election<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- World’s biggest exercise in electoral democracy; 814 million eligible voters<\/li>\n
- A total of 8,251 candidates stood for election<\/li>\n
- It started five weeks ago and a total of 551 million votes were cast, with a record 66.38% turnout<\/li>\n
- The party or alliance that wins a majority in the 543-seat parliament forms the government<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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