SAMASTIPUR, India: India’s poorest state, Bihar, began voting Monday in a high-stakes election that premier Narendra Modi hopes will give his party the presence in parliament it needs to push through a faltering reform drive.
The Indian leader, who has promised billions of dollars for development in Bihar, urged people to come out and vote “in large numbers” as polls opened at 0700 hours (1300 GMT).
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