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SP-RLD row over chavanni flips open caste fault lines ahead of U.P. poll

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SP-RLD row over chavanni flips open caste fault lines ahead of U.P. poll

The modest chavanni – the now-obsolete 25-paise coin – is gaining currency in western Uttar Pradesh ahead of the State election following a war of words over loyalty and caste identity between Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) president Jayant Chaudhary and his former ally, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav. The conflict escalated after Mr. Yadav made a…

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BJP Ally RLD Looks To Expand Its Wings, Magnify Legacy Of Founder Chaudhary Charan Singh

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BJP Ally RLD Looks To Expand Its Wings, Magnify Legacy Of Founder Chaudhary Charan Singh

A commemorative that centred around Chaudhary Charan Singh was held at Alwar on Monday With two Lok Sabha MPs, a berth in the central council of ministers, and an influence in many districts of western Uttar Pradesh, the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) is now looking at magnifying the influence of its founder Chaudhary Charan Singh…

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Sikh Boy Killed By Hindus In UP? No, Viral Claim Is False

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Sikh Boy Killed By Hindus In UP? No, Viral Claim Is False

A viral video claiming to show a Sikh boy being murdered in public has gone viral. Hyderabad: Amid the BJP’s recent success in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly bypolls, where the party and its ally Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) secured seven of nine contested seats, a video showing gruesome violence has gone viral. The video shows…

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RLD Vice President Shahid Siddiqui Quits Party After BJP Tie-Up

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RLD Vice President Shahid Siddiqui Quits Party After BJP Tie-Up

Shahid Siddiqui hailed Jayant Chaudhary’s “commitment to secularism”. (File) New Delhi: Shahid Siddiqui, the national vice president of the Rashtriya Lok Dal, has resigned from the primary membership of the party and its post following the party’s merger with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Mr Siddiqui, in a…

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