WRAP BJP concedes defeat, Congress party celebrations, reax

Описание: (13 May 2004)

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New Delhi - May 13, 2004
1. Various of drum playing and Congress Party supporters dancing in front of Congress Party office and Sonia Gandhi's residence
2. Various of supporters throwing firecrackers and dancing
3. Various of supporters holding banners and shouting "Sonia Gandhi" (leader of Congress Party)
4. Deserted party office of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)
5. Close-up of election campaign poster featuring photographs of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishnan Advani
6. Members of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's cabinet outside his residence
7. Car leaving residence
8. Reporters crowding around car
9. Advani leaving prime minister's residence in car
10. BJP President Vankaiah Naidu and convener of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) George Fernandes coming out of prime minister's residence after meeting
11. Wide shot of Naidu talking to reporters
12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vankaiah Naidu, President of Bhartiya Janata Party:
"We have decided that we did not receive the mandate of the people, hence our government will be resigning. The Prime Minister has called a
meeting of the cabinet at five o'clock in the evening. Subsequently he will be going to Rashtrapati Bhawan (President House). He will be offering his
resignation to the President of India. As constituents of the NDA, in principle we have decided, as we have not got the mandate of the people, we
have decided to sit in the opposition."
13. Exterior of election counting centre
14. Various of foreign observers watching counting of ballots on electronic voting machines
15. Various of vote counting
16. Various of foreign observers watching
17. Close-up of voting machine
18. Representatives of political parties watching
19. Wide shot of people watching results on exterior election tally board
14. Tally board
15. Various of people watching results displayed on board
16. Board - pans to people watching
17. Congress Party candidate Ajay Maken emerging victorious from counting centre in his New Delhi constituency
18. Congress supporters chanting "Sonia Gandhi"
19. Various of victory procession of Congress candidate Jagdish Tytler, elected in Sadar constituency in New Delhi
20. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ambika Soni, spokesperson for Congress Party:
"Let us see the final picture. As far as the Congress Party is concerned, we all - as one person - would like Sonia Gandhi to be the next Prime Minister of India."

New Delhi, May 8, 2004
21. Congress supporters cheering at rally
22. Congress leader Sonia Gandhi waving to crowd

Bombay, May 13, 2004
23. Low-angle exterior of Bombay Stock Exchange
24. Various of stockbrokers inside trading room
25. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jaikumar Toshliwal, Bombay Stock Exchange member:
"Congress has in the recent past projected itself as an anti-reformist party, having socialist or communist ideology. They have said they don't want to divest profitable units, they do not want to go ahead with financial sector reforms, even power sector reforms will be on the backburner, labour reforms would not come in. So looking at this ideology which is projected by the Congress, I feel that in case Congress comes up (wins election), probably with Left support, then the India story goes for a toss (will be left to chance)."

New Delhi, May 13, 2004
26. Congress Party supporters celebrating with firecrackers outside Sonia Gandhi's house

STORYLINE:

Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee resigned on Thursday after his governing coalition lost Parliament elections, ending his nearly six years in power, local news media reported.



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