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Modi's state election win shows how things have changed in India
Key takeaways
- Narendra Modi says the latest election shows India's democracy is vibrant.
- But since then, his ruling Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) has been victorious in election after election, culminating this week with a conquest of West Bengal, a state that had long eluded the saffron outreach.
- The landslide victory saw Mr Modi's party triumph over the All India Trinamool Congress Party (TMC), the incumbent for 15 years, winning 207 of the 293 seats.
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Narendra Modi says the latest election shows India's democracy is vibrant. (Reuters: Adnan Abidi )
Link copied Share Share article Just two years ago, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi was gifted a win that many said looked like a defeat.
But since then, his ruling Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) has been victorious in election after election, culminating this week with a conquest of West Bengal, a state that had long eluded the saffron outreach.
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