Riding ‘Brand Modi’, BJP on its way to power in UP, Uttarakhand

The Bharatiya Janata Party is on course for stunning election victories in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, in a personal triumph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that might ensure his party’s near-domination of politics in India.

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The biggest surprise is from the battleground state of Uttar Pradesh, where counting trends signal ringing endorsement for Modi’s stewardship of the economy, especially the controversial decision to scrap 500- and 1000-rupee banknotes.