India Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
conceded defeat in Delhi state elections after
vote counting showed anti-corruption
campaigner Arvind Kejriwal's party heading for
a landslide victory.
According to initial results, released on Tuesday
morning, the opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP),
led by former chief minister Kejriwal, was
further ahead than straw polls earlier in the
week had predicted, and leading in 62 seats out
of 70.
Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) would hold just seven seats if the current
trend continued. The counting had not finished
on Tuesday morning and final results were
subject to change.
"Such a big mandate is very scary, and we
should live up to people's expectations,"
Kejriwal told his cheering supporters, who
showered rose petals on him outside the
party's headquarters in New Delhi.
He said the arrogance of leaders in Modi's BJP
led to the party's poor showing. The BJP has
been on a winning streak since demolishing the
competition in national elections in May, with
many attributing its success to Modi's
charisma, his promises of economic growth and
voters' fury over endemic corruption.
Al Jazeera's Faiz Jamil, reporting from New
Delhi said the extent of the lead had not been
expected.
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