NEW DELHI: India’s finance minister vowed Monday to push ahead with much-needed reforms after his party’s drubbing at a key weekend state poll hiked fears of a slowdown in the government’s agenda.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffered a shock defeat at assembly elections in one of India’s biggest and poorest states after a campaign fronted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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