Tough challenge for Modi’s party in 2 key state elections
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party fared worse than expected in two key Indian state elections, with the main opposition Congress party and regional groups posing an unexpectedly strong challenge just months after his party swept to power for a second term. Although Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party was leading in the western state of Maharashtra, home to India’s financial capital, Mumbai, preliminary results Thursday from Monday’s elections showed it will secure fewer seats than in the previous state election in 2014. Congress, India’s oldest party, and a key opposition group in both states showed an unexpected resurgence after a major defeat in the national elections earlier this year. The BJP is likely to find itself in a possible confrontation with its ally in Maharashtra, as Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said he has been “accommodating” during the national elections that were held earlier this year but “can’t keep doing that anymore.” “I have to make sure my party flourishes,” Thackeray said, infusing new life to reports that Shiv Sena wants to have a chief minister from its party.
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