PoliticsModi's party retains control of India's key battleground state
BJP's comfortable victory in Uttar Pradesh boosts prospects in 2024 national polls
A BJP supporter displays signs featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow, India, on March 10. © Reuters
KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer
March 10, 2022 18:52 JST
Updated on March 11, 2022 03:54 JST
NEW DELHI -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party on Thursday scored a major election win in India's most populous and bellwether state of Uttar Pradesh, potentially setting the tone for the 2024 national election, in which it will seek a third consecutive five-year term.