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| India's BJP 'wins' Gujarat poll | India's BJP 'wins' Gujarat poll |
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| The governing Congress party in India has conceded defeat in a key regional election that is seen as an important barometer for national elections. | The governing Congress party in India has conceded defeat in a key regional election that is seen as an important barometer for national elections. |
| The Hindu nationalist BJP looks set to retain power for a fourth term in the western state of Gujarat. | The Hindu nationalist BJP looks set to retain power for a fourth term in the western state of Gujarat. |
| Its controversial right-wing Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, is credited with successful economic policies. | Its controversial right-wing Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, is credited with successful economic policies. |
| But he has been accused of failing to protect Muslims in 2002 religious riots in Gujarat that claimed 1,000 lives. | But he has been accused of failing to protect Muslims in 2002 religious riots in Gujarat that claimed 1,000 lives. |
| The communally divided western state voted in two stages on 11 and 16 December. | |
| Correspondents say the victory will give new momentum to the BJP as it challenges Congress and its left-wing allies in the run up to a general election due in the next 18 months. |