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needed to get its leader Pita Limjaroenrat to the top job. Time to break out the popcorn.
Meanwhile in Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party lost its south India foothold to the victoriouscontested in the state. This result sets back the BJP’s plans to expand its influence in the country’s south, writes Nirmala Ganapathy from Delhi. In other news, we look at how Taiwanese companies have fared with moving their operations to Vietnam and India, and the rental crisis that’s driving Australia's adult children back to their parents’ homes.
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