New Delhi:
The BJP's
Narendra Modi is set to become India's next Prime Minister, exit polls showed on Monday after voting ended for the mammoth general election that began on April 7. (
Modi-led BJP Set For Victory, Exit Polls Show)
The BJP and its allies are set to sweep to a parliamentary majority, with an average of the polls predicting 279 seats for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, well past the 272-mark required for any party to take power.
The polls gave an average of just 108 seats to the Congress led by
Rahul Gandhi, which will be the party's worst-ever performance.