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Indian leader's party takes electoral hit amid virus surge

by Ashok Sharma
| May 2, 2021 6:09 AM

NEW DELHI (AP) — India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi suffered a resounding defeat in a key state election on Sunday, indicating his Hindu nationalist party’s political strength may be slipping as the country struggles to contain an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases.

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