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BJP & the Northeast bell curve

Celebrating BJP's Northeast wins, Modi hailed the region's dramatic transformation. People will argue over who gets credit and how much, but it's a true Indian success story

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Shekhar Gupta
The election results in the three small Northeastern states (adding up to just about 10 million in population and five Lok Sabha seats) have brought a spectacular and renewed endorsement for the BJP. We, however, raise a somewhat different question. Since elections are all about politics and partisanship, is there a way of analysing these results in a relatively apolitical manner? 

That’s why, before we go forward, we look at what Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at his party office on the evening of the results, in celebration of course.

“There wasn’t much discussion in Delhi and other parts of the country
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