Indian PM praises BJP election performance as latest counting shows BJP on winning streak
Supporters of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrate outside the BJP headquarters in Mumbai, India on May 23, 2019. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s performance in India's just-concluded elections as trends in the ongoing vote counting showed the BJP on a winning streak. (Xinhua/Stringer)
Supporters of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrate outside the BJP headquarters in Mumbai, India on May 23, 2019. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s performance in India's just-concluded elections as trends in the ongoing vote counting showed the BJP on a winning streak. (Xinhua/Stringer)
Supporters of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrate outside the BJP headquarters in Mumbai, India on May 23, 2019. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s performance in India's just-concluded elections as trends in the ongoing vote counting showed the BJP on a winning streak. (Xinhua/Stringer)
Supporters of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrate outside the BJP headquarters in Mumbai, India on May 23, 2019. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s performance in India's just-concluded elections as trends in the ongoing vote counting showed the BJP on a winning streak. (Xinhua/Stringer)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s performance in India's just-concluded elections as trends in the ongoing vote counting showed the BJP on a winning streak.
"Together we grow. Together we prosper. Together we will build a strong and inclusive India. India wins yet again! Vijayi Bharat," Modi wrote on Twitter.
Latest trends from all constituencies that went to polls in India's general elections showed that the ruling BJP seems to win in around 292 constituencies on its own, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday.
During the last elections in 2014, the BJP bagged 282 seats.
The main opposition party, the Indian National Congress (INC), is expected to win around 50 constituencies.
Over 540 parliamentary constituencies went to polls after the election was cancelled in a constituency in southern state of Tamil Nadu in the elections.
The ECI website showed that in most constituencies, the BJP candidates have maintained a strong lead over their rivals, and will go on to win finally when the results are out late in the evening.
BJP supporters could be seen dancing and rejoicing over the party's strong lead in the ongoing vote counting process. Five years ago, the BJP had independently won 282 seats in the lower house of parliament which has more than 540 members.
For government formation, a single political party, or an alliance of political parties, require 272 lawmakers.
Live TV channels showed the BJP-led ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is expected to win in around 340 constituencies, while the opposition alliance, which includes the INC, seems to be winning in 93 constituencies, and the rest 100 constituencies are expected to be won by other smaller political parties.