India's opposition acknowledged defeat in parliamentary elections
MOSCOW, May 16 – RIA Novosti. The ruling party Indian National Congress (INC) won the parliamentary elections in India, defeated recognized opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said Reuters on Saturday.
INC received the highest mandate , – the representative of BJP.
According to recent data, from 543 seats in the Lok Sabha (People's House, Lower House of Indian Parliament) Inc. gained about 250 seats.
Indian TV by calculating 70% of the vote earlier on Saturday, also predicted that it would form a new government INC.
official information on the distribution of votes vote Agency did not.
INC. heads the ruling United Progressive Alliance (OPA), its main rival – the opposition BJP, which is the principal of the National Democratic Alliance.
Other candidates for seats in parliament – Alliance of Third Front, which includes the Communist and the regional parties and the party Samadzhvadi.
Voting for the greatest democracy the world, as often referred to as India with more than a billion people , stretched nearly a month.
won the most mandates in the Parliament of the party or coalition shall be entitled to form a government.
main struggle unfolded between the ruling INC. with the secular image and the right opposition BJP , which relies on the votes of Hindus, representing more than 80% of the population of India.