KOLKATA: Millions of voters head to the polls Monday in two Indian states, with premier Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalists facing a tough fight against regional rivals and traditional foes in their bid to tighten their grip on power.
Polls open at 7 am (0130 GMT) in the large, rural state of West Bengal where Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is seen as having little chance against a feisty chief minister popular with teems of impoverished voters.
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