India's alpha-male Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces three formidable women looking to spoil his chances of winning a new term in elections beginning next week.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking re-election in the world's largest democracy, where voting begins next week. AFP/File/STR
Mamata Banerjee is one of Modi’s most vociferous critics and has been working to cobble together an anti-Modi alliance. AFP/File/DIPTENDU DUTTA The former national railways minister known as “didi”, or big sister, enjoys a mass following not least because of her humble upbringing and lowbrow style. Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati has called out the BJP for its “divide and rule communal politics”. AFP/File/ARUN SANKAR
She has hit the right notes so far, calling out the BJP for its “divide and rule communal politics” while cosying up with her once arch-rival Akhilesh Yadav who helms the Samajwadi Party. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been tasked with reviving the Congress party in the Uttar Pradesh, where it was thrashed in 2014 polls . AFP/File/SANJAY KANOJIA
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