India's ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is facing an uphill task to retain power in three major states as the votes are counted in regional elections.
The opposition Congress party is set to win in the state of Chhattisgarh and has a slim lead in Rajasthan.
Both are in a close race in Madhya Pradesh.
The local elections are seen as a popularity test for the BJP, before national elections next year.
An economic slowdown and a farming crisis in rural areas have put Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party on the backfoot.
Sreeram Sundar Chaulia, the dean of the Jindal School of International Affairs in New Delhi, talks to Al Jazeera about what the elections mean for Modi's future.
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