AAP routs BJP, Congress in Delhi

NEW DELHI, Feb 10 (Agencies): India's Narendra Modi suffered Tuesday his first major election defeat since becoming prime minister last May, as anti-corruption campaigner Arvind Kejriwal won a landslide victory in Delhi state polls.
With most votes counted, the Election Commission said the AAP won 58 out of 61 seats, with the BJP winning just three. The AAP was ahead in the nine remaining constituencies in the 70-seat assembly.
The Congress party, which governed the capital for 15 years until its defeat in 2013, was nowhere on the radar.
Modi assured Kejriwal of his government's "complete support" during a congratulatory phone call following his defeat, which analysts said was a blow for a prime minister who has enjoyed an extended honeymoon with voters since his landslide general election victory.
While the results from last weekend's elections will not have any bearing on the structure of the federal government, they sent a clear message to Modi that he was not invincible despite his party's strong showing in state elections since it was swept to power last year. They were also an indication of voters' frustration with endemic corruption.