NEW DELHI --- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party had a commanding lead as votes were counted Thursday after a six-week general election, sending the stock market soaring in anticipation of another five-year term for the Hindu nationalist leader. Election Commission data by late morning showed the Bharatiya Janata Party leading in contests for 292 out of 542 seats in the lower house of Parliament, with its main rival, the Indian National Congress, ahead in 50 contests. The data didn't indicate what percentage of the estimated 600 million votes had been counted. The final tally was expected by Thursday evening. The election has been seen as a referendum on Modi,...
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