Congress concedes defeat: It's a collective failure

May 16, 2014 10:48

BJP president Rajnath Singh says he congratulated Narendra Modi over the phone. He says trends indicate it's a landslide. Rajnath to address the media at 3 pm.

Congress concedes defeat. Remains to be seen what Rahul's vote share will be in Amethi. For now, they are busy directing blame away from Mr Gandhi.

BJP likely to get 272 seats on its own. According to NDTV, BJP leads with 266 seats.

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