Trends: BJP surges ahead in UP

BJP is leading in more than 120 seats in Uttar Pradesh

BJP is leading in more than 120 seats in Uttar Pradesh

In thi spicture taken on March 10, 2017, Indian supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attend a mass protest rally against the murder of senior BJP leader Chan Mohan Tripura in Agartala, the capital of the north-eastern state of Tripura. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be hoping to tighten his grip on power on March 11 when results are announced from a string of state elections, including the key battleground of Uttar Pradesh. / AFP PHOTO / Arindam DEY (AFP)