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  "id": 120444,
  "title": "Modi’s party loses key India by-election in wake of protests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/modis-party-loses-key-india-by-election-in-wake-of-protests-120444",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T06:58:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/04/asia-pacific/politics/modi-india-by-election-protests/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Prashant Kishor, in his first election as founder of the Jan Suraaj Party, defeated BJP candidate Neeraj Kumar, winning the Bankipur assembly seat by over 19,000 votes.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Financial Post",
        "title": "Modi’s Party Loses Key India By-Election in Wake of Protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/modis-party-loses-key-india-by-election-in-wake-of-protests",
        "published": "2026-08-04T04:52:49.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}