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India opposition wins landslide, early tally shows
http://news.yahoo.com ^ | May 16, 2016 | AP News

Posted on 05/16/2014 12:46:18 AM PDT by entropy12

NEW DELHI (AP) — Opposition leader Narendra Modi won India's election by a landslide Friday, according to preliminary results that showed his party easily driving out the long-dominant Congress party in the most commanding election victory India has seen in more than a quarter century.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bjp; elections; foreign; india; narendramodi
Good news for India. The BJP party is more free market and capitalism oriented. How about USA following in the same direction as the world's largest democracy?
1 posted on 05/16/2014 12:46:18 AM PDT by entropy12
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To: entropy12

Wasn’t he considered the “tea party” candidate, so to speak?


2 posted on 05/16/2014 12:48:50 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2M for Cruz and/or Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

That is correct. BJP is for smaller government, privatizing gov’t run industries.


3 posted on 05/16/2014 12:50:04 AM PDT by entropy12 (Some thought Obama would be no worse than Romney. So we have less jobs and more food stamps people.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Heh. Literally in Modi’s case. He used to be a tea seller.


4 posted on 05/16/2014 1:08:28 AM PDT by Little Pig (Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici.)
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To: entropy12

BJP is also more stridently anti-Muslim (the CP aggressively courted their votes and excused their violence), and is also more pro-Israel, which is BAD for Obama, as those two nations increase their military ties.


5 posted on 05/16/2014 6:50:38 AM PDT by montag813
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You are so correct...Obama can’t hide his wish from me to see Israel gone. I am very perceptive haha. Clears the field for his Mooslim brothers.


6 posted on 05/16/2014 11:17:38 AM PDT by entropy12 (Some thought Obama would be no worse than Romney. So we have less jobs and more food stamps people.)
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