India's ruling hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi routed in key state election, its first electoral test since anti-government protests against an immigration law began nearly two months ago
NEW DELHI - India’s ruling party was projected to lose a key state election on Tuesday, the vote count showed, in its first electoral test since deadly anti-government protests erupted nearly two months ago.
The protests, in which at least 25 people have been killed, erupted across the country in mid-December, after the BJP passed a new citizenship law critics say violates India’s secular constitution and discriminates against minority Muslims. AAP activists in distinctive white boat-shaped caps danced outside party headquarters in New Delhi as the result became clear, TV channels showed.
“But it doesn’t translate to state level politics, where the BJP often doesn’t have a charismatic face.”
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