BJP Captures Hindi Heartland with Wins in MP, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan; Congress Finds Southern Comfort in Telangana

Regaining control of Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh from the Congress and retaining Madhya Pradesh for a record fifth term means that the BJP is looking virtually unassailable in the Hindi heartland of northern and central India ahead of next year’s Lok Sabha polls