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All eyes in India on Uttar Pradesh election

March 9, 2022

The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has held elections amidst massive unemployment and deep unhappiness with the ruling party. The state is often a harbinger of national trends, so all eyes in India are on the outcome. DW's Nimisha Jaiswal reports.

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