India election: Modi poised for historic landslide, early results suggest

The hugely popular BJP Hindu nationalist leader brushes aside economic woes to claim another term

India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, is on track for a historic landslide election victory that would cement the Hindu nationalist leader as the country’s most formidable politician in decades.

Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) had been expected to easily win a majority in coalition with smaller parties, but official results after nearly three hours of counting showed the party ahead in at least 280 seats, enough to claim an outright victory. Its main national opponent, Congress, was leading in just over 50 seats.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2WnRSOY