By Krishna N. Das and Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party won India’s most populous state with a big majority, according to the count on Thursday of a state assembly vote that could offer clues to the national mood before a 2024 general election. The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had won or was leading in 255 of the 403 seats in Uttar Pradesh, which it currently rules, according to the Election Commission of India. Final results were expected to be out in a few hours but were unlikely to change much. Party workers in the state staged impro…