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As it happened: India election Key Points India's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called its predicted landslide win a "people's victory".   The governing Congress has conceded defeat with Rahul and Sonia Gandhi both taking responsibility.   The nine-phase five-week long campaign witnessed bitter exchanges between all parties. Indian officials are still counting more than 550 million votes cast during its marathon general election.   Turnout for this election broke records with 66.38% of those eligible casting a vote.   Security around the country has been stepped up to prevent any violence . All times BST (GMT+1). Jump media player Media player help Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. India opposition heads for landslide WATCH Report Reporters: Samanthi Dissanayake, Andree Massiah, Nina Lamparski, Mike Hills, Sally Taft and Amee Enriquez 05:24:   Welcome to...