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India has won! Acche din ane wale hai: PM-in-waiting Modi

Last updated on: May 16, 2014 13:15 IST
Narendra Modi seeks blessing of his mother in Gandhinagar

"India has won! Good days are ahead," Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said on Friday in his first reaction to the poll trends that indicate an impending BJP victory in the Lok Sabha polls.

"India has won! Bharat ki Vijay. Ache din ane wale hai (good days are ahead)," Modi, who is all set to become the prime minister, tweeted.

 Modi later met his mother to seek her blessings.

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India has won! Acche din ane wale hai: PM-in-waiting Modi

Last updated on: May 16, 2014 13:15 IST
Supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party hold up a mask of Narendra Modi in Mumbai

In initial trends, the BJP alone was leading in 275 seats -- its best ever tally in Lok Sabha polls, while the National Democratic Alliance is set to cross the 300-mark. The earlier best by the BJP was 182 seats in the 1999 Lok Sabha polls when the party formed its government led by Atal Behari Vajpayee.

Top BJP leaders including L K Advani and Rajnath Singh congratulated Modi for the party's electoral victory.

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India has won! Acche din ane wale hai: PM-in-waiting Modi

Last updated on: May 16, 2014 13:15 IST
BJP supporters celebrate outside party headquarters in New Delhi

In initial trends, the BJP alone was leading in 275 seats -- its best ever tally in Lok Sabha polls, while the National Democratic Alliance is set to cross the 300-mark. The earlier best by the BJP was 182 seats in the 1999 Lok Sabha polls when the party formed its government led by Atal Behari Vajpayee.

Top BJP leaders including L K Advani and Rajnath Singh congratulated Modi for the party's electoral victory.

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