NEW DELHI—Prime Minister Narendra Modi led his party to a landslide electoral victory in India’s most-populous state, a result that strengthens his grip on power and lays the groundwork for his widely expected run for a second term in 2019. The scale of his success shows support for the prime minister wasn’t hurt by his radical decision in November to cancel nearly 90% of India’s paper money overnight. People were forced to line up...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 11, 2017 13:52 UTC