Monday Briefing: Big state victories for Modi

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We’re covering the results of state elections in India and Israel’s campaign in Gaza. Plus: the best movies of the year. [A man with white shirtsleeves is greeted by a crowd of people.] Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh and a B.J.P. member, greeted supporters yesterday.  Gagan Nayar/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Modi’s party makes gains in state elections Elections in northern Indian states were seen as a big test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party, or B.J.P. Results showed that [the party expanded its dominance](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnT3GUP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTIvMDMvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9pbmRpYS1zdGF0ZS1lbGVjdGlvbnMtbW9kaS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMTIwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkyMzEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxNjMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaJTsbGXsVhQXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in a key populous area. The outcome was another blow to the main opposition party, the Indian National Congress, which lost in three states — Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan — where it was pitted against Modi’s B.J.P. Congress only won against a smaller regional party in Telangana, where Modi’s Hindu nationalist politics has faced resistance. Modi is now in an even stronger position ahead of general elections in the spring. Next month, Modi will further galvanize his base with the inauguration of a new Hindu temple that is being built on the site of a destroyed mosque in Uttar Pradesh. Manipur: After months of ethnic violence — and government efforts to shift the focus away from the northeastern state — morgues there are still [full of unclaimed bodies](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnT3GUP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTIvMDEvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9pbmRpYS1tYW5pcHVyLWV0aG5pYy12aW9sZW5jZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMTIwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkyMzEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxNjMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaJTsbGXsVhQXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Families say they are too afraid to go claim their loved ones. Sikh assassination plot: An elaborate sting operation foiled a suspected plot to kill a Sikh separatist in the U.S. and involved an undercover agent, posing as a hit man, and a wad of $15,000 in cash bills. Read our detailed picture of [how the episode unfolded](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnT3GUP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTIvMDIvbnlyZWdpb24vaW5kaWEtc2lraC1hc3Nhc3NpbmF0aW9uLWF0dGVtcHQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzEyMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MjMxJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTYzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWiU7Gxl7FYUF1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). [A column of smoke rises in the distance, as people carry chairs and other items along a road.] Palestinians fleeing in southern Gaza on Saturday. Fatima Shbair/Associated Press Israel appears to prepare for a ground invasion in southern Gaza Israel [expanded its evacuation orders in southern Gaza](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnT3GUP4RSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8xMi8wMy93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtd2FyLWdhemEtbmV3cy9tYW55LWdhemFucy13aG8td2VyZS1hbHJlYWR5LWRpc3BsYWNlZC1hcmUtdW5kZXItb3JkZXJzLXRvLW1vdmUtYWdhaW4_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMxMjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTIzMSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MzMmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVolOxsZexWFBdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) yesterday, after the truce ended with a weekend of Israeli airstrikes. Israel’s military appears to be preparing for a ground invasion in the south, where many Gazans fled to when the fighting started in the north. Top U.S. officials have urged Israel to [do more to spare Gaza’s civilians](~/AAAAAQA~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) as fighting intensifies. Many Gazans do not know where to go: The area was already overcrowded, and [80 percent of Gazans](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnT3GUP4ReAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8xMi8wMy93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtd2FyLWdhemEtbmV3cy9laWdodHktcGVyY2VudC1vZi1nYXphbnMtaGF2ZS1hbHJlYWR5LWxlZnQtdGhlaXItaG9tZXMtaGVyZXMtd2hhdC10aGF0LWxvb2tzLWxpa2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMxMjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTIzMSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MzMmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVolOxsZexWFBdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) have left their homes since the fighting began. These maps show [the scale of the displacement](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnT3GUP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjMvMTIvMDIvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9nYXphLW1hcC1kaXNwbGFjZWQtcGVvcGxlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMxMjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTIzMSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVolOxsZexWFBdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Strikes at sea: The Pentagon said that a U.S. Navy destroyer [came under attack in the Red Sea](~/AAAAAQA~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~) yesterday, a potential signal of an escalation in tensions with Iran-backed militias. Intelligence failures: The Times found evidence suggesting that senior Israeli officials [ignored or dismissed intelligence reports](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnT3GUP4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTIvMDIvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtYXR0YWNrLWludGVsbGlnZW5jZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMTIwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkyMzEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxNjMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaJTsbGXsVhQXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) about Hamas’s plan to attack. They may resign or get fired, once the war ends. Knife attack in Paris: The authorities said the suspect had psychiatric disorders and had told the police he was [upset over the deaths of Muslims](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnT3GUP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcGFyaXMta25pZmUtYXR0YWNrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMxMjAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTIzMSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE2MzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVolOxsZexWFBdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) around the world, including in Gaza. [Several people stand in a large room where plastic chairs are set up, some knocked over and damaged.] Police investigators at the site of the explosion. Lanao del Sur Provincial Government/EPA, via Shutterstock A deadly blast in the Philippines The Islamic State claimed responsibility for an explosion that [killed at least four people and injured dozens of others](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnT3GUP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMi93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3BoaWxpcHBpbmVzLWV4cGxvc2lvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMTIwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkyMzEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxNjMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaJTsbGXsVhQXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) who were attending Catholic Mass services in the southern city of Marawi in the Philippines, according to Site Intelligence Group. The explosion, thought to be caused by a grenade or a homemade bomb, ripped through a gymnasium at Mindanao State University, which was at the center of a fierce battle with militants in 2017. The armed forces’ chief of staff said that the bombing “might be a retaliatory attack” after clashes with militants in the south over the past few days. 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The year’s top-grossing movie was Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.” But it didn’t make our critics’ lists of best films. “Oppenheimer,” its release-date twin, did. Here are a few of their other picks: - Martin Scorsese’s epic, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” topped both of our critics’ lists. It is about a spate of murders against members of the Osage Nation in the 1920s. - “Past Lives” tracks an unrequited love from South Korea to the U.S. - The Chinese film “Stonewalling” is an understated portrait of a young woman at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. [Read the full list](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnT3GUP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wMS9tb3ZpZXMvYmVzdC1tb3ZpZXMtMjAyMy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMTIwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkyMzEmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxNjMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaJTsbGXsVhQXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). 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