State elections could brighten reform outlook

The upcoming state elections in India will have an important bearing on economic policy at the local level. But perhaps more significant, the outcome of the state elections could be important in determining whether Prime Minister Modi’s BJP will be able to gain control of parliament’s upper house, perhaps by 2022. This would remove one of the constraints on the passage of economic reforms.

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