NEW DELHI – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to get one of theworst blow of his political career.
Modi is set to get the election losses in big heartland states, polls show,suggesting that farm distress and a lack of jobs for growing numbers ofyoung people could prove stumbling blocks for his re-election bid in May.
India counts votes on Tuesday from five states that chose new assembliesover the past month, but exit polls show Modi’s ruling Bharatiya JanataParty (BJP) could lose the three most important races, while it has littlepresence in two smaller states dominated by regional parties.
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The loss would be the biggest for Modi’s Hindu nationalists since theyswept to power in 2014 general elections
