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       With Big State Victories, Modi Expands His Dominance in India

       Results of voting for the governments of four Indian states showed gains for Mr. Modi’s ruling party, putting him in a strong position ahead of general elections in the spring.

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       Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the chief minister of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, is greeted by supporters in Bhopal, India, on Sunday. Credit...Gagan Nayar/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

       By Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar

       Reporting from New Delhi

       Dec. 3, 2023

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       The ruling party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tightened its grip over India’s populous northern belt, results of state elections showed Sunday, expanding its dominance of a key region ahead of general elections in which Mr. Modi is seeking a third term.

       The results of voting for the governments of four states, with a cumulative population of more than 240 million people, were another blow to the dwindling fortunes of the main opposition party, the Indian National Congress. The party, which ruled for a majority of India’s history as a republic, has struggled to claw its way back after Mr. Modi rose to national power in 2014.

       The Congress party was hoping to use the state elections to build momentum for national elections next spring, but instead lost all three states in which it was pitted against Mr. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, or B.J.P.

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       Mujib Mashal is the South Asia bureau chief for The Times, helping to lead coverage of India and the diverse region around it, including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan. More about Mujib Mashal

       Hari Kumar is a reporter in the New Delhi bureau. He joined The Times in 1997. More about Hari Kumar

       A version of this article appears in print on Dec. 4, 2023, Section A , Page 6 of the New York edition with the headline: With Big State Victories, Modi’s Ruling Party Expands Dominance in India . Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe

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