In neglected eastern UP, Modi’s development plank strikes a chord

In the endless traffic jams and chaos that followed a spectacular rally by the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, in Gorakhpur on Thursday, not a bit of impatience or annoyance could be detected among the euphoric supporters. Chanting his name at the rally venue was not enough — streams of rallyists in their saffron headgear and flags kept erupting into loud sloganeering in the clogged by-lanes of the city.

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