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Modi Stares at Defeat in Indian State Elections

India's ruling party looked set Tuesday for stinging election defeats in at least two stronghold states, in a big blow to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of national polls in 2019. The votes held earlier this month and in November were seen as a dry run for next year's vote when Modi will likely go head-to-head with Rahul Gandhi of the Congress party for a second term. In the central state of Chhattisgarh ruled by Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for 15 years, chief...

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