Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi party claimed it had won re-election with a commanding lead in Thursday's vote count, while the stock market soared in anticipation of another five-year term for the Hindu nationalist leader. Although the final tally was not expected until Thursday evening at the earliest, BJP President Amit Shah claimed a victory. MANISH SWARUP/AP Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared victory in the election. "Mr Modi's going to be the next prime minister, we are very assured of that," said Meenakshi Lekhi, a member of Parliament running for re-election in New Delhi. Mohit Sharma, a 29-year-old who runs a bathroom fittings business, said India had never had a prime minister like Modi.

Source: Stuff May 23, 2019 08:37 UTC