NEW DELHI -- India's politically crucial eastern state of Bihar starts voting in a two-phase election this week in what is expected to be a tight race between the ruling alliance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the opposition coalition.
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India's Bihar goes to the polls in contest seen as key to 2026 elections
Modi's ruling alliance and opposition coalition go full throttle to woo 74m voters
Rahul Gandhi of the Indian National Congress, right, has slammed Bihar's Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, center, as being remote-controlled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party. (Source photos by Reuters)
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