India election results 2019: Modi dedicates victory to Indians - BBC News

Summary

1. The governing BJP of Narendra Modi has swept back to victory with a resounding majority of well over 300 seats


2. The re-elected PM said his party would “never give up” on its ideals and culture


3. Opposition Congress president Rahul Gandhi accepted defeat and congratulated the prime minister on his win


4. The election was seen as a referendum on Mr Modi, a polarising figure adored by many but also blamed for divisions


5. With 900 million eligible voters, the election for India’s lower house of parliament was the largest vote the world had seen


6. More than 2,000 parties and 8,000 candidates are contesting 543 seats. A party or coalition needs at least 272 MPs to form a government

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