India Elections 2017
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP won a landslide victory in Uttar Pradesh, in a personal triumph that will strengthen his claim to a second term as national leader. The BJP also won overwhelmingly in Uttarakhand, but lost control of Goa. The Congress party was short of a majority in Manipur, but a win in Punjab offered some consolation.
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Indians vote in Modi's constituency in last phase of crucial Uttar Pradesh election
Reuters IndiaIndians headed to the polls on Wednesday in the final lap of a race for the country's most politically important state, the biggest mid-term verdict on Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he stormed to power three years ago. -
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Can Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav beat Narendra Modi at his own game? We are #FacebookLive from the New Delhi newsroom. -
Akhilesh Yadav takes on Narendra Modi at his own game
Prime Minister Narendra Modi out-campaigned all-comers in the 2014 general election but, as he faces his biggest mid-term test, he is up against a rival determined to beat him at his own game. In Uttar Pradesh his opponent, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, has been repackaged as a youthful and media-savvy go-getter who seeks to steal a unique selling point of Modi's - development. -
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by Tony Tharakan via Instagram 2/11/2017 3:40:36 PM
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by Tony Tharakan via Instagram 2/11/2017 3:40:00 PM
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Colourful voting in Kairana on the first day of the Uttar Pradesh state election
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by Tony Tharakan via Instagram 2/11/2017 5:10:44 AM
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In the biggest democratic exercise on the planet this year, voting will take place in seven stages over a month to elect a new assembly in Uttar Pradesh. Read more here.
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Commentary: Uttar Pradesh election a blueprint for 2019
The assembly election in Uttar Pradesh -- and in Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur -- is the semi-final match between the BJP and other political parties as the outcome will provide a blueprint for the general election in 2019. By Praveen Rai -
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Ahead of the world's biggest scheduled election this year in Uttar Pradesh, , the BJP is sticking to an old formula: an elite with rap sheets and swelling bank accounts who pit religious communities and caste against each other. Tom Lasseter and Rupam Jain report. Read more here.
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Jobless Indian youth could threaten PM Modi - Reuters TV
Reuters TVIndia's Punjab state heads to the polls this month, a region hit hard by unemployment and economic decline. Tommy Wilkes reports from the state ahead of elections that could challenge PM Narendra Modi, who campaigned on economic revival. -
A strong showing by AAP, which won a handful of seats in Punjab in the 2014 general election and governs the city-state of Delhi, would serve as a mid-term warning for the still-popular Modi as the economy fails to fulfil expectations. Read more here.
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Saudi King Salman assails Iran in United Nations debut
NEW YORK/DUBAI Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz took aim at Iran during his debut on Wednesday at the annual United Nations meeting of world leaders, calling for a united front to contain Riyadh's rival and stop it from getting weapons of mass destruction.