Narendra Modi boosted by BJP election triumph in India’s poorest state
Bihar poll solidifies prime minister’s control of northern Hindu heartland and helps it rebuild national momentum
Bihar poll solidifies prime minister’s control of northern Hindu heartland and helps it rebuild national momentum

Purge of voter rolls and caste issues have clouded closely fought poll in northern Bihar

BJP’s landslide election in West Bengal shows the prime minister’s ability to appeal to voters across the country

The chief minister of Bihar was re-elected by a wide margin despite his obvious infirmity and stalled progress

Hindu nationalist party says it has toppled West Bengal’s leftwing chief minister after 15 years in power

Two years after losing its majority, the BJP is now taking opposition strongholds and paving the prime minister’s way for a…

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