UK elections – David Cameron wins, results declared within 24-hours

#DavidCameron #UKElection2015 #Conservatives Signaling an end to the coalition government in Britain, Prime Minister David Cameron`s Conservatives won an impressive victory by a huge margin in the just concluded elections in Britain. Following his own re-election in Witney, near Oxford, David Cameron went to London to pay a visit to Buckingham Palace. Here, he was reconfirmed as prime minister by Queen Elizabeth II.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 9 May 2015.

The stunning victory by the Conservatives cut short the careers of Cameron’s top three rivals and put the country`s European Union future in doubt.
There had been widespread predictions that there would be a neck-to-neck contest with the opposition Labor party but it did not happen. David Cameron won 331 seats in the 650-seat House of Commons. This will pave the way for a majority Tory government.
Incidentally, the counting of votes and declaration of results for the 650-seat House of Commons was over within 24-hours. In India, it takes days. Wonder when Indians will be able to improve its systems and bring them at par with world standards. Past leaders have expressed desires to make Mumbai at par with Shanghai and make Kolkata into London. Will such a transformation ever take place in India - or will these remain dreams?

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