Election Results 2017: BJP clean sweep in UP as Modi crushes opposition

UP win will help NDA reach nearer to the majority mark in the Rajya Sabha in 2018

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PM Narendra Modi addresses during the dedication ceremony of a Four-Lane Extradosed Bridge over the Narmada in Bharuch

Archis Mohan New Delhi

Last Updated : Mar 11 2017 | 12:01 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi didn’t just demonetize the opposition with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s massive victory in Uttar Pradesh. With his campaign in India’s most populous state and the subsequent result, Modi has proved that he now didn’t need the mediation of even BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh workers to reach out to the people.

At the time of the filing of this report, the BJP was leading in more than 300 of the 403 seats in Uttar Pradesh. Since the BJP didn’t project a chief ministerial face in UP, this triumph has to be credited to the PM’s