`` This is not to say there were no irregularities . ` ` I will hand the baton over to a new prime minister , '' he said . He has been in office for the governing Congress party since May 2014 . The party suffered a bruising defeat in regional elections last year . Singh downplays accusations of corruption against his government .
` ` I will hand the baton over to a new prime minister , '' he said . He has been in office for the governing Congress party since May 2014 . The party suffered a bruising defeat in regional elections last year . Singh downplays accusations of corruption against his government .