Modi’s party will easily win upcoming state polls

Significance

Both states currently have chief ministers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). India’s main opposition Congress party and regional players are aiming to wrest power from them.

Impacts

• In some parts of Maharashtra, there will likely be outbreaks of agrarian protest in the final stages of campaigning.
• Smaller parties could win more seats than Congress in the Haryana poll.
• Parties winning fewer votes in the elections will probably claim impropriety relating to electronic voting machines.