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India elections: Decisive victory for Modi's BJP in Uttar Pradesh

2017-03-12 09:02:37       source:BBC

March 11, 2017


"Narendra Modi's party has won a landslide victory in one of India's key states, a boost for the prime minister halfway through his first term.


The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took control of northern Uttar Pradesh state - India's most populous - with the biggest majority there since 1980.


Mr Modi personally led the campaign against regional rivals the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj party."


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