The general election in India in May was groundbreaking in many aspects.
It was the world's largest election, with 550 million out of 830 million eligible voters taking part for a turnout of 66.4 percent, a record high in India, the world's second most populous country. The election process lasted more than a month, running from April 7 to May 12.
The election saw the National Democratic Alliance, or NDA, led by the Indian Peoples Party, or BJP, win 62 percent of the seats, taking 336 lower house seats out of a possible 543. The BJP alone grabbed more than half the seats, winning 282, a historic victory for the BJP.