NEW DELHI: India's ruling Hindu nationalists swept the rival Congress party from power in three Hindi heartland states yesterday, but said the gains would not tempt them into an early national election.
Defying opinion polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) easily won the three most important states, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, in races decided by local issues such as electricity and water.
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