New Delhi:
With exit polls predicting a victory for the BJP and its allies, the party's top leaders are assembling their strategy for what happens after the results are announced on Friday.
Here are the 10 latest developments:
Narendra Modi, the BJP's presumptive prime minister, is in his home state of Gujarat today. Arun Jaitley, Nitin Gadkari and BJP chief Rajnath Singh are in Gandhinagar to consult with him today.
Most exit polls show Mr Modi powering the BJP to a majority. (Narendra Modi-led BJP Set For Victory, Exit Polls Show)
BJP heavy-hitters were in a series of meetings this morning. Nitin Gadkari met with senior leader Sushma Swaraj, who was initially seen as a member of the club within the BJP that was opposed to Mr Modi being declared the presumptive prime minister. Party veteran LK Advani headed that group.
Separately, Mr Jaitley met with Mr Modi's top aide, Amit Shah, who ran the BJP campaign in Uttar Pradesh. (India Votes 2014: Full coverage)
Even if the BJP-led alliance does get more than the 272 seats it needs to form the government, Mr Modi may still want more partners in order to have a stable coalition.
Many analysts have predicted he will strike a deal with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and her AIADMK - some polls give her 30 seats.
Mr Modi has indicated that he is open to new alliances in a post-election blog. "This is the right time to look ahead. It is a time to connect with each other," he wrote on Monday. "Let us place people over politics, hope over despair, healing over hurting, inclusion over exclusion and development over divisiveness," he added. (Narendra Modi blogs on the conclusion of 2014 Lok Sabha Elections)
An expression of interest came from the AIADMK today. "Modi is great friend of Jayalalithaa, they may differ politically. If he becomes PM then Madam would like close ties," said AIADMK leader and former MP K Malaisamy.(Message for Narendra Modi from Tamil Nadu: 'Madam Would Like Close Ties')
Another regional heavyweight - Naveen Patnaik, chief minister of Odisha - has not ruled out supporting a government led by Mr Modi.
On Tuesday, a senior leader from Mr Patnaik's party, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) said it could offer "conditional support" to a BJP government.
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