Polls open in Uttar Pradesh state where Yogi Adityanath, India's firebrand Hindu monk and possible future PM seeks re-election in the face of anti-Muslim hate crimes and anger over ruling BJP's handling of pandemic
The battleground Uttar Pradesh has a larger population than Brazil and in national elections sends more lawmakers to parliament than any other state, accounting for 80 of the 543 seats in the lower house.
Adityanath, 49, has been accused of stoking religious divisions to woo Hindu voters, who make up 80 percent of the state electorate.
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