Modi’s Party Loses Key India By-Election in Wake of Protests
2 sources·Updated August 4, 2026
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- Guardian UK·10h agoIndia’s ruling BJP loses byelection in stronghold after Cockroach student protests
Opposition parties say nationwide protests that forced resignation of education secretary are beginning to dent BJP support India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata party has lost a byelection in a seat it had held for three decades, after the Cockroach movement student protests that…
Read at Guardian UK → - Financial Post·23h agoModi’s Party Loses Key India By-Election in Wake of Protests
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party suffered an electoral setback in a key by-election in India’s Bihar state on Monday, a first since nationwide student protests forced him to replace his education minister.
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