Modi Faces Test in State Polls Before 2024 General Elections

  • Nationalist upswing may help Modi’s party win more votes
  • State elections a barometer for the federal polls next year

Narendra Modi 

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Five Indian states will hold local polls from November, posing a key test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi before general elections next year.