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BJP set for India election landslide

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BJP set for India election landslide

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648 Views • May 16, 2014

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Early results in India's marathon election point to a landslide win for the opposition BJP party.

Conversely they suggest the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance poised for the worst defeat in its history.

Congress party leaders have conceded defeat.

(SOUNDBITE)(Hindi) RAJEEV SHUKLA, A LEADER OF INDIA'S CONGRESS PARTY, SAYING:

"The full results are yet to come but the trends are worrying and disappointing for us. We didn't expect such a result but we'll accept whatever decision the people have taken."

Narendra Modi looks set to become India's next prime minister with a very comfortable parliamentary majority.

He's promising to unblock stalled investments in power, road and rail projects to revive the nation's economic growth.

It's fallen to a decade-low of under five per cent.

Unlike his predecessors, Modi won't have to deal with unruly partners as he implements