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                                Ballots are being cast in key elections in the western Indian state of Gujarat where a prominent Hindu nationalist leader is seeking re-election. The polls are seen as a referendum on the popularity of Narendra Modi, who has ruled since October 2001. Mr Modi has been tipped as a future prime minister, partly because of his record of turning Gujarat into one of India's economic powerhouses.
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