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Significance
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) aims to retain power in the state, which is India’s most populous and its third poorest. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, a Hindu priest, has been widely touted as a future prime ministerial candidate.
Impacts
Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav’s national profile will grow.
Priyanka Gandhi’s efforts in leading the Congress party’s campaign will help consolidate her political influence
Congress will continue to hold talks with other parties over forming a broad anti-Modi alliance for the general election.
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