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One step forward, a few steps back: Mixed bag in South India dents Modi’s BJP ambitions
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Former actor Suresh Gopi wooed the Christian voters in his constituency by quoting Bible verses and citing his Catholic school background.
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BENGALURU – A meme of a young man giving a friend circuitous directions to his home on the phone, stubbornly refusing to mention the exact district, emerged shortly after India’s election results were announced on June 4.
The protagonist in the Instagram story was embarrassed to admit that he hails from Thrissur, the first-ever Parliament seat the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has managed to win in Malayalam-speaking Kerala state in south India.
