THE India elections ended on Sunday and the results are now beginning to show a clear winner, with ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) set to hold power, which could mean trouble for Pakistan, according to one expert.
India’s month-long parliamentary elections 2019 were the biggest democratic exercise in the world with approximately 900 million voters casting their ballot. The elections started on April 11, with the final polling stations closing on May 19. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looks set to hold onto power with Narendra Modi staying as the country’s prime minister.
With the official result set to be declared later on Thursday, the BBC’s Divya Arya said she had just left the BJP office where celebrations had already begun for Mr Modi’s victory against opposition Congress Party.
Ms Arya said the stance Mr Modi has taken up against his arch-rival Pakistan were likely to be “big plusses” for voters.
She said: “His big plusses have been the fact that he takes decisions and that he is not corrupt personally.
“And that his leaders in his party are not corrupt and that he is ready to take strong decisions in terms of attacking Pakistan or taking any kind of reactive action against Pakistan if they were to be violent towards India or cross borders and take out any terror attacks.
So, those promises are definitely something he is going to keep.”
The BBC correspondent added: “The trends seem to suggest a very very clear picture. Last time in 2014 the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had got enough numbers to form the Government on its own even without its allies.
“And it has only bettered the tally or it is only on the way to better the tally this time around. Again, in a position to make the Government on its own.
“Although, we have to wait for the final results to come out.”
Global News 
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