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BJP claims election victory in four states including Uttar Pradesh (The Guardian)

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata party has claimed victory in four significant state elections, in a sign of the power of Hindu nationalist politics across ...

In the Uttar Pradesh capital, Lucknow, BJP workers rode bulldozers to the party offices in celebration of their win. Early results showed the party, which has ruled India’s central government since 2014, also held on to power in the states of Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur. In Uttar Pradesh, it won just a single seat. Congress leaders issued sombre statements following the results. “One thing is clear,” he said. Early results on Thursday showed the party had won at least 266 out of 403 seats, giving it a clear majority.

In India, Modi's BJP Surges in Regional Elections (Voice of America)

In India, the Bharatiya Janata Party is set to retain power in the country's most politically influential state, Uttar Pradesh, putting the Hindu ...

But the Hindu nationalist party’s strong performance in this round of regional voting shows that the task will be a challenge, especially as the Congress Party has been further weakened. Besides the BJP, one other party had reason to celebrate – the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which is winning Punjab with a massive majority. The BJP had swept the state five years ago, and although it is losing some seats, it is on course to a convincing victory. “It is very much possible that the BJP now doubles down on their Hindu first agenda but that cannot alone bring them to power. India’s most populous state, which sends the most lawmakers to parliament, is governed by a Hindu monk-turned-politician, Yogi Adityanath, whose term has been marked by what critics say are anti-Muslim policies and rhetoric. “We have made sweets to distribute to everyone,” said an ecstatic Tyagi, as the results poured in.

Narendra Modi's BJP sweeps to victory in Indian state elections (Financial Times)

We'll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Indian politics & policy news every morning. Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata party has ...

UP election result 2022: India's BJP soars to victory in country's most ... (CNN)

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has claimed victory in four key state elections including the country's most populous state, ...

In 2020, the state introduced a controversial anti-conversion bill Home to more than 200 million people, the state's election result is often seen as a precursor of what can be expected in India's general election. "Today is a day to celebrate India's democracy.

Hardline Hindu monk's stock rises as BJP wins key Indian state (Aljazeera.com)

Yogi Adityanath set to deliver the right-wing party thumping election win in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state.

But at 49, Hindu hardliner Adityanath is 22 years his junior, giving him time. BJP leaders said the likely win was the result of free staples being handed out to the poor during the pandemic, a crackdown on crime and the popularity of Modi and Adityanath, especially among the Hindu majority. Hardline Hindu monk Yogi Adityanath’s political stock is rising in India, where he is set to deliver the ruling party a thumping election win in the country’s most populous state despite the pandemic setbacks and fury in the state at farm reforms that were eventually repealed by the federal government.

Lucknow: BJP workers celebrate party's massive win in UP Elections ... (Economic Times)

As the Bharatiya Janata Party registered a landslide victory in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections, BJP workers held celebrations outside the party office in ...