Has Narendra Modi lost his mojo?
Two state elections suggest that India’s prime minister is no longer such a vote-winner
Pity India’s pollsters. They have never been much good at predicting election results. In June, they suffered a humiliating setback when India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unexpectedly lost its majority in a general election. Pradeep Gupta, the head of Axis My India agency, was so upset that he burst into tears on live television.
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This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Modi’s mojo ”
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