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15:37 GMT, Saturday, 16 May 2009 16:37 UK

In pictures: Congress celebrates in India

Congress party candidate Shashi Tharoor, centre top, celebrates with supporters in Trivandrum, India, 16 May 2009
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Supporters of the governing Congress Party coalition are celebrating in India after the opposition Hindu nationalist party, the BJP, conceded defeat in the country's general election.

Election officials are accompanied by security personnel as they carry electronic voting machines in Agartala, India, 16 May 2009
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A party spokesman made the announcement after early results showed Congress and its allies had done much better than expected and established a clear lead.

Congress supporters celebrate in Hyderabad, India, 16 May 16 2009
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Despite the party atmosphere, Congress and its allies are thought unlikely, though, to win an outright majority.

Supporters of the the Congress coalition in Kolkata, India, 16 May 2009
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The Congress alliance has won or is heading for victory in more than 260 seats

Congress party President Sonia Gandhi, left, smiles as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addresses the press in New Delhi, India, 16 May 2009
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh thanked the Indian people for returning his party to power, vowing Congress would "rise to the occasion".

Supporters of the Congress coalition show victory signs as they gather in Calcutta, India, 16 May, 2009
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Mr Singh said he wanted to find a position in his cabinet for Rahul Gandhi, who is an heir to the powerful, Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty.

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