Narendra Modi heading for victory in India election, but no landslideAFP, NEW DELHIIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies yesterday were heading for election victory, but the opposition said they had “punished” the ruling party to confound predictions and reduce their parliamentary majority. The main opposition Congress party was set to nearly double its parliamentary seats, in a remarkable turnaround largely driven by deals to field single candidates against the BJP’s electoral juggernaut. Supporters of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi carry cutouts of his image as they celebrate the results of the general election in Varanasi, India, yesterday. Photo: AFP“Voters have punished the BJP,” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi told reporters. “BJP has failed to win a big majority on its own,” Congress lawmaker Rajeev Shukla told reporters.
