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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Aishwarya KUMAR

Modi Woos South In Bid For Pan-India Ride To Power

Residents watch as supporters of India's opposition coalition stage a campaign rally in Tamil Nadu state's Madurai (Credit: AFP)

Few doubt Narendra Modi will win re-election in India's marathon polls starting this month -- the question is how far the prime minister will succeed in wooing the wealthier and better-educated south.

After a decade in power, Modi hopes to significantly increase his Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 55 percent parliamentary majority -- and to do that requires winning in southern states.

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