Modi to Be Challenged by Local Leaders in 2024 India Elections

  • PM has no answers on economy, opposition leader says
  • Strong local leaders to take on Modi, Derek O’Brien says

Narendra Modi at the nation's Independence Day ceremony, on Aug. 15. 

Photographer: T. Narayan/Bloomberg
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be challenged by strong provincial leaders over his many unmet electoral promises as India heads to national elections in less than two years, opposition lawmaker Derek O’Brien said.

The opposition will focus on economic issues including soaring joblessness, said the All India Trinamool Congress leader, whose party rules the West Bengal state.