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With nearly all 543 seats declared by the morning of May 17 the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP)'s victory in India's general election was secure as Narendra Modi arrived in New Delhi. The BJP announced that he would not formally take office until after Tuesday, however speculation as to the implications of this landslide for India's economy is already rife.
Modi faces overwhelming challenges on the economic front, though his victory comes at an auspicious time, with a background of world economic recovery and a strengthening currency