India State Polls to Test Modi’s Handling of Energy Crisis
The NLC Tamil Nadu Power Ltd. power plant, right, and Tuticorin Thermal Power Station, owned by Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corp. left, in Tuticorin, India.
Photographer: Prashanth Vishwanathan/BloombergIndia will hold elections in key states in April, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party looking to extend its grip even as it grapples with an energy crisis and rising inflation tied to the crisis in Middle East.
Four states, including the southern state of Tamil Nadu state, one of India’s biggest investment hubs, will vote on April 23, the Election Commission of India announced Sunday. Polling in West Bengal, where Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party has been trying to make gains for years, will take place in two phases ending April 29.