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India holds first major state elections since pandemic

by Indrajit Singh
| October 28, 2020 1:06 AM

PATNA, India (AP) — Voting began Wednesday in India’s third-largest state of Bihar, the first major election in the country since the pandemic and a test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity as he faces criticism on many fronts.

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