Modi's party retains control of India's key battleground state

BJP's comfortable victory in Uttar Pradesh boosts prospects in 2024 national polls

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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

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.

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