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11/03/2017 GMT

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Five Indian states hold crucial elections

Five Indian states hold crucial elections.

Five Indian states go to the polls, in what’s being seen in the Indian media as a mini-referendum on the performance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. 

Also in the programme: Quitting while you’re ahead. And, the rise of the Settler movement in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. 

(Image: Supporters attend the rally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, India on 3rd March 2017. Credit: Arun Sharma/Hindustan Times /Getty Images.)

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