Gandhi election test in most populous Indian state
India's most populous state went to the polls Wednesday in a contest pitting the scion of the Gandhi political dynasty against the ruling party of local low-caste leader Mayawati.
Indian election officers pack the voting machines after polling for the state assembly elections at a booth in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. India's most populous state has gone to the polls in a contest pitting the scion of the Gandhi political dynasty against the ruling party of local low-caste leader Mayawati.
Rahul Gandhi, whose family has dominated post-independence Indian politics, has led campaigning for the Congress party in politically vital Uttar Pradesh (UP) in a key test of his ability to become a national leader.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
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