Election Results 2014: Narendra Modi’s BJP Set to Form Government; Sensex hits 25000
New Delhi: Election Results 2014: Within an hour of the start of counting, the BJP and allies seem set to form the next government under Narendra Modi. The BJP-led NDA is leading in 241 seats. The Congress is lagging far behind; in Amethi, Rahul Gandhi is trailing. If this trend continues, the BJP-led NDA could end up with almost 290 seats of the 543 Lok Sabha seats, a very safe majority. Congress and allies could get 124 to 131 and Others, 129-136. This projection is based only on the trends right now. Some of these could change in later rounds of voting.The Congress and allies are ahead in only 68 seats and, importantly, are trailing in many seats they had had won last time. The BJP is gaining most of those seats.In crucial Uttar Pradesh, the BJP is way ahead and is gaining seats. The Congress, Samajwadi Party and BSP are struggling in single digits.