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After huge win, next Indian PM begins victory lap

By ASHOK SHARMAMUNEEZA NAQVI
Published May 17, 2014 5:09pm ET
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After huge win, next Indian PM begins victory lap
Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and India's next prime minister Narendra Modi, left, flashes the victory symbol standing next to senior party leader L.K. Advani at the party headquarters in New Delhi, India, Saturday, May 17, 2014. Thousands of cheering supporters welcomed Modi on his arrival in the capital Saturday after leading his party to a staggering victory in national elections. Modi and his BJP wiped out the Congress party that dominated Indian politics for all but a decade since the country gained freedom from British rule in 1947. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) | Altaf Qadri

NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of people welcomed India’s next prime minister in the capital on Saturday after he led his party to a resounding election victory, with Narendra Modi flashing a victory sign to his cheering supporters and telling them that the win “created a new confidence among people.”

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