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India's Congress party set to talk election rout

May 19, 2014, 12:55 AM EDT
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Leaders of India's Congress party are due to meet in the capital, Delhi, to discuss the party's disastrous showing in the general election. The party finished with just 44 of the 543 seats and under 20% of the vote in what was its worst ever performance. The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a landslide win with 282 seats and is set to form a government. Congress leaders have called for inner party reforms after the defeat.
Background:
India's Congress party meet to discuss election debacle [BBC]
Why Congress suffered historic rout in the LS polls [Economic Times]

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