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India’s ruling party loses election in largest state

Election results point to lasting political divisions

By Hari Kumar and Vikas Bajaj

 |  New York Times  

  March 07, 2012

The governing Indian National Congress Party and the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty suffered a defeat Tuesday in a pivotal election in the country’s largest state, Uttar Pradesh, calling into question their political mandate at a time when the party and the family are already struggling to advance their agenda in the capital. Political analysts said the results in Uttar Pradesh and the four other states holding contests, just two years before national elections, would make it more difficult for Indian policymakers to rally together.

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