NEW DELHI — Newly elected Congress lawmakers formally chose Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as their leader for a second term Tuesday, clearing the way for the swearing in of his new government this week.
Sonia Gandhi, the Congress party chief, proposed Singh’s name, and lawmakers approved it without a vote amid clapping and the thumping of [...]

INDIA – The ruling party Congress has secured a decisive victory in general elections 2009.

Attacks by Maoist Rebels in India Leave 17 Dead as Election Begins
NEW DELHI, April 16 — Violence marred the start of the month-long national election in the world’s largest democracy Thursday, as Indian voters cast ballots to choose a new government that will confront the twin challenges of the global economic slowdown and the growing [...]