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Modi takes victory laps, taunts Congress on defeat

New Delhi/Varanasi: A day after he led the BJP to an unprecedented triumph in the parliamentary polls, Narendra Modi, set to be India's next prime minister, Saturday undertook victory laps in Delhi and Varanasi, the

India TV News Desk Published : May 18, 2014 11:34 IST, Updated : May 18, 2014 13:21 IST
He also said that they have not yet finalised a date for the swearing-in ceremony for Modi or his cabinet.

Modi then left for Varanasi, the second Lok Sabha seat he won along with Vadodara.

In the holy city, where he defeated Aam Aadmi Party's Arvind Kejriwal and Congress' Ajay Rai, Modi performed a ritualistic 'puja' at the Vishwanath temple, one of the most pious Shiva temples.

He then participated in a Ganga arti at the bank of the river, holy for Hindus.

"I was stopped from speaking to my people in Varanasi. In spite of that, people voted for me.

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