Modi's party loses key state election amid India protests
2019-12-25 08:12:05 source：CGTN
December 25, 2019
Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost control of another state on Monday, adding to a string of electoral losses since last December amid protests that are heaping pressure on India's Hindu-nationalist prime minister.
The BJP conceded defeat in the eastern state of Jharkhand, with an alliance of the main opposition Congress party and a regional bloc slated to take control of the resource-rich province.
"I dedicate this victory to the people of Jharkhand," Hemant Soren, leader of the regional Jharkhand Mukti Morcha party, said after claiming victory.
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