NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party had a commanding lead as votes were counted Thursday after a six-week general election, sending the stock market soaring in anticipation of another five-year term for the Hindu nationalist leader. Half a dozen exit polls released after voting concluded Sunday showed Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party winning. ADVERTISEMENTFashion designer Sandeep Verma, 39, said he wasn’t a BJP supporter but had voted for the party in these elections. Jagdish Sharma, 50, blamed the counting method, using electronic voting machines, saying “Rahul Gandhi is the crowd’s favorite, but has always lost only due to EVMs. Top opposition leaders met with Election Commission officials on Tuesday after videos appeared on social media showing some electronic voting machines being moved.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 23, 2019 06:56 UTC