The election results are in and everyone is surprised!

Here is how the world media is reporting it:

Stunning upset in India poll (CNN)

Gandhi-led opposition wins in India (USA Today)

Wife, widow, politician: Sonia Gandhi tries to forge calition to return Congress party to power (AP story)

India government slumps to defeat (BBC)

In Surprise Upset, Opposition Party Wins India Election (NYTimes)

Gandhi-Led Opposition Wins in India (Guardian, UK)

and many many others.

Here is a related story about the celebrations in Sonia's birthplace in Italy.

UPDATE: More reactions:

A stunning defeat for Vajpayee (The Economist). The article starts off by saying:

Bad for the credibility of almost every pundit and pollster; bad for political stability; even perhaps bad for economic reform. But the outcome of India’s election has been a triumph for democracy, and the ordinary voter’s refusal, after being subjected to months of self-congratulatory government propaganda about how “India is shining”, to accept rhetoric over results.

India's poor bring back Gandhi clan (Christian Science Monitor)

India's Gandhi Sweeps Ruling Party from Power (NPR)