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Defeated BJP leader Modi accepts ‘people’s mandate with humility’

Narendra Modi

By: Sarwar Alam

India’s ruling party suffered stinging election defeats in at least two stronghold states, results showed on Tuesday (11), in a big blow to prime minister Narendra Modi before national polls in 2019. The votes held earlier this month and in November were seen as a dress rehearsal for next year when Modi will likely go head-to-head with a emboldened Rahul Gandhi of the Congress party for a second term. “We accept the people’s mandate with humility,” Modi said late Tuesday on Twitter. “I thank the people of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan for giving us the opportunity to serve these…

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