BJP to meet allies, discuss new govt after exit polls predict victory

Party president Amit Shah will hold discussions with National Democratic Alliance Partners at BJP HQ in Delhi.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is to meet coalition partners to discuss a new government, two party sources said on Monday, after exit polls predicted a clear general election victory for the party led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The talks will be on Tuesday afternoon at the BJP's headquarters in New Delhi and will be led by the party president, Amit Shah, one of the party sources said. The sources declined to be identified as they are not authorised to speak about the meeting.

Nalin Kohli, a spokesman for the BJP, declined to comment.

India's seven-phase general election, billed as the world's