Election freebies set to herald spending spree in rural India
Among promises to voters are smartphones, pressure cookers and toilets
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AS India's most populous state heads to the polls, politicians are promising everything from smartphones to pressure cookers in a free-for-all that could signal the start of a spending spree in the country's hinterland.
In Uttar Pradesh, a state of 200 million people that begins voting in legislative elections on Saturday, parties including Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party are offering a range of freebies - which have also evolved to reflect a younger, more aspirational India.
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