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Akhilesh Yadav

Election officials carry electronic voting machines (EVMs) as they arrive to count votes of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections at a counting center in Allahabad, India Saturday. — Reuters

Vote count puts Modi on course for landslide in India's biggest state

Saeed Haider

UP polls: A referendum on Modi’s three years in office

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav (top right) and Congress party vice president Rahul Gandhi, wave to the crowd as they stand on a vehicle moving past supporters during their joint election campaign in Agra. At 1.3 billion people, India is the world’s largest and arguably the most chaotic democracy. Elections are a complicated logistical exercise that blends colorful pageantry with more serious political issues. — AP

Reforms meet realpolitik

A file photo shows Mulayam Singh Yadav, left, speaking to his son and chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav. — AFP

Head of Indian state bids to wrest party from father