The voting is done and the exit polling is in for India, predicting a major win for the nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the presumptive installation of their prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi.
The exact numbers are still unclear, but BJP is near the 272-seat threshold for an absolute majority in parliament, while the outgoing Indian National Congress is seeing what could be their worst showing in history.
Modi has run on a Hindu nationalist platform, promising harsh moves against the nation’s Muslim minority and advising Muslim immigrants to have their bags packed for his victory.
The Obama Administration insists it “welcomes” Modi’s victory and looks forward to working with him, a surprising position to take since the US has denied him a visa since 2005 because of “particularly severe violations of religious freedom.”
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Wow you go man…MODI da maan.Kick out all the MOZZLIMS out of INDIA..But where will they go.Huh
"…US has denied him a visa since 2005 because of “particularly severe violations of religious freedom…"
But, as long as it is anti-Muslim then it must be OK, since Obama has spent his entire time in office trying to prove he's not Muslim – just a warmonger and war criminal – not to mention a poor judge of character of those he aligns himself.
This may be the biggest news in recent history, Boko Haram and the dastardly Putin not withstanding. Let us pray for peace.