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       Monday Briefing: Big State Victories for Modi

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       By Amelia Nierenberg

       Dec. 3, 2023

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       Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh and a B.J.P. member, greeted supporters yesterday. Credit...Gagan Nayar/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

       Modi’s party makes gains in state elections Elections in northern Indian states were seen as a big test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party, or B.J.P. Results showed that the party expanded its dominance in a key populous area.

       The outcome was another blow to the main opposition party, the Indian National Congress, which lost in three states — Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan — where it was pitted against Modi’s B.J.P. Congress only won against a smaller regional party in Telangana, where Modi’s Hindu nationalist politics has faced resistance.

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       Amelia Nierenberg writes the Asia Pacific Morning Briefing for The Times. More about Amelia Nierenberg

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