Daily Stormer
May 17, 2014
Nationalism is the people’s choice.
Everywhere.
AP:
Indian opposition leader Narendra Modi and his party won national elections in a landslide Friday, preliminary results showed, driving the long-dominant Congress party out of power in the most commanding victory India has seen in more than a quarter century.
The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party captured a commanding lead for at least 272 seats in the lower house of Parliament, the majority needed to create a government without forming a coalition with smaller parties. The Congress party trailed well behind with leads in only 42 seats, its worst showing ever.
Full results are expected later in the day but it’s unlikely that Modi’s party would see a significant reversal, putting him on track to be the next prime minister.
With a note of triumph, Modi tweeted: “India has won!” as the results came out.
Television channels showed an emotional Modi meeting his mother and touching her feet, a traditional gesture when Hindus seek the blessings of an older relative.
His mother then marked his forehead with vermilion and fed him sweets.
The BJP’s slick and well-financed campaign promised a revival of economic growth, and took advantage of widespread dissatisfaction with the Congress party, plagued by scandals and led by a young scion of India’s Nehru-Gandhi family who was seen as privileged and out of touch with the people.
The Congress party, which has been at the center of Indian politics for most of the country’s history since independence from Britain, conceded defeat.