BJP’s failure to win regional poll in destitute state seen as indication that Modi’s appeal to voters has begun to waneIndia’s ruling party has conceded defeat in a provincial election seen as a test of the vote-winning abilities and political strategy of the prime minister,Narendra Modi. The loss in the populous and destitute state of Bihar is the most meaningful domestic setback for Modi since he won a crushing victory in a general election in the emerging economic power last year, after a campaign promising rapid development, and modernisation and opportunity combined with a defence of conservative cultural and social values.
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Source: theguardian.com