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Opposition needs to rephrase political messages to counter Narendra Modi

BJP scooped 325 of the total 403 seats in UP and decimated the entire Opposition camp

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets at the crowd during a roadshow, in Varanasi (Photo: PTI)

Virendra Singh Rawat Lucknow
In the backdrop of humiliating defeat in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, the opposition parties have the onerous task of rephrasing their political messages to take on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) mascot and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in future elections.

BJP scored a three-fourth majority in the state polls by scooping 325 of the total 403 seats and in the process decimating the entire Opposition camp.

The poll in Uttar Pradesh were crucial, since it was held after demonetisation, which was vociferously demonised by the opposition parties as anti-poor measure to corner Modi. The poll were positioned as virtual

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