The Congress party conceded defeat Sunday in elections in the western Indian state of Gujarat after early results indicated a large victory for the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party under its contentious leader Narendra Modi, the Associated Press reported. «It is a great victory for him, it is a remarkable victory,» Congress spokesman Abhishek Manu Singhvi told reporters. Singhvi was speaking after election officials said the BJP was leading in 117 constituencies for the 182 seat state assembly. The Congress party, which heads the federal government, was ahead in 59, while independents looked to take six seats.
