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India had once declared victory over Covid-19 but is now reeling amid an unprecedented health crisis. It has put Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in the dock, with critics saying they monumentally mismanaged the pandemic.
Bodies are lined up at India’s cremation grounds as smoke from continuously-burning funeral pyres streaks the skies of cities. Outside on the streets, patients gasp for breath as oxygen is administered by volunteers and many more queue up outside hospitals begging for admission.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party lost big in a state he visited frequently before the recent virus surge forced him off the campaign trail, adding to growing signs of a backlash over his government’s handling of the world’s worst COVID-19 outbreak.
In West Bengal, incumbent Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s All India Trinamool Congress won more than 70% of the 292 seats up for grabs, while Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party took 76, according to results posted on the Election Commission of India on Monday. Last month, the prime minister predicted his party would win more than 200 seats in the state, which held voting over eight phases starting March 27.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party suffered a major electoral defeat in a state he visited frequently before the recent virus surge forced him off the campaign trail.
In West Bengal, incumbent Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s All India Trinamool Congress won more than 70 per cent of 292 seats, while Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party took 76, according to results posted on the Election Commission of India on Monday. Mr Modi had predicted his party would win more than 200 seats in the state. Workers carry biodegradable cardboard beds at a makeshift ward set up at Radha Soami Satsang Beas in south Delhi. Bloomberg
What State Election Results Mean For PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi What State Election Results Mean For PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi In West Bengal, incumbent Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee s Trinamool Congress won around 72% of 292 seats up for grabs, while PM Modi s BJP took 77, according to results posted on the ECI on Monday.
PM Modi s opponents won in the southern states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala (File)
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Last month, PM Modi predicted BJP would win over 200 seats in Bengal
PM Modi visited Bengal frequently before the recent virus surge
Prime Minister Narendra Modi s party lost an election in a key state he visited frequently before the recent virus surge forced him off the campaign trail, adding to growing signs of a backlash over his government s handling of the world s worst Covid-19 outbreak.