THREE years ago Narendra Modi led his Bharatiya Janata Party (bjp) to the most resounding victory in a national election in India since the 1980s. This week, in India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, the bjp capped that by chalking up the biggest majority in the state assembly since 1977 (see page 23). The result leaves Mr Modi and his party utterly dominant-and almost certain to win the national elections in 2019. It is also a test. Mr Modi could use his growing power to reignite India's culture wars, as some of his supporters wish. Instead, he ought to use it to unshackle India's economy.
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