Opinion polls show Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces a close election battle in the country's third-most populous state, Bihar, where defeat would dent his chances of consolidating power and speeding up economic recovery.
A survey by pollsters Cicero released late on Thursday showed Modi-led Bharatiya Jananta Party (BJP) winning a narrow majority in the elections in one of the country's poorest states. The vote will be in five phases from October 12 to November 5.
The BJP's lead was within the poll's margin of error, making the forecast a technical tie. A separate poll by C-Voter this week said the BJP faced defeat. more
A survey by pollsters Cicero released late on Thursday showed Modi-led Bharatiya Jananta Party (BJP) winning a narrow majority in the elections in one of the country's poorest states. The vote will be in five phases from October 12 to November 5.
The BJP's lead was within the poll's margin of error, making the forecast a technical tie. A separate poll by C-Voter this week said the BJP faced defeat. more
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