The Congress swept the polls by winning 32 out of 46 seats.

But their two parties swept the polls, while religious ones fared poorly.

The country has become an economic powerhouse and an influential player on the international stage since the party swept the polls in 2002.

Last year's elections were condemned by the international community after Mubarak's party swept the polls.

In 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014 Chamling consolidated his position to sweep the polls.

In 2004, a Congress-led alliance swept the polls, winning 37 seats.

In this election, the well-financed pro-Beijing parties swept the polls.

Supporters of the clerical leader's policies continued to sweep the polls today, as the Government announced more results from the provinces.

The democrats, who swept the polls in 2003 with around 120 seats, expect a tougher time of things this time round.

To his dismay, nationalist groups swept the polls, prompting him to again dissolve parliament in April 1920.

The hardliners swept the polls but, by contrast with the late 1990s, did not have to face pro-democracy student protests afterwards.

Who do you deal with if the UPFA sweeps the polls?

The 5 incumbents formed a coalition with 7 other candidates and swept the polls with winning 10 out of the 12 seats.

Elsewhere Congress swept the polls.

In Tunisia, the moderate Islamist party Ennahda swept the polls.

He swept the polls with his supporters campaigning with his photo in prison cage and chains.

If one party sweeps the polls this November, gridlock might end: today’s rhetorical posturing might turn into a consensus for action.

Fans with limited budgets for jazz seem to buy albums by musicians who have swept the polls and been heavily promoted by record companies.

He swept the polls in 1963, 1967 and in 1972 and remained in power until his death in 1973.

Egypt presents the dilemma in a sharp form: full democracy, and Islamists might sweep the polls, overthrowing a key US ally.

Tom Brady — The New England quarterback was the first player to sweep the polls in the most-valuable-player competition, landing all 50 votes of media members.

Independents, mainly representatives of tribes and families loyal to the royal family, are expected to sweep the polls in the country of six million people, according to analysts.

The Congress swept the polls in 1937 but conflicts between the Congress and Jinnah would exacerbate Hindu-Muslim political divisions.

By 1957 when elections were held in the country, the NCNC and its allies swept the polls in both east and west of the country.

In Ghazni, a Taliban stronghold with an ethnic Pasthun majority, preliminary results apparently show that the Hazara minority swept the polls by claiming all 11 seats.