June 5, 2024
The BJP could not secure victory in Ayodha where Modi inaugurated the grand Ram temple
Hindu devotees walk towards the newly inaugurated temple of the Hindu deity Ram in Ayodhya on January 23, 2024. — AFP NEW DELHI: India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) conceded defeat on Tuesday in a constituency where Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inauguration of a grand Hindu temple a few months ago was seen as an event that would cement his legacy and victory of the party in the elections. The BJP looks set for heavy losses in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, with the party and the opposition Samajwadi Congress leading in more than half of its 80 seats,


