Shivji Ki Baarat to Haldighati at Ramlila Maidan: Rahul, Akhilesh take BJP on its pitch of political messaging dressed in cultural motifs
Invoking the ancient name of Varanasi, the abode of Shiva and the parliamentary constituency of PM Modi, Akhilesh Yadav mocked the BJP’s double-engine government campaign slogan, saying he was incredibly pleased that “the people of Kashi have handed them a double zero” in the…
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Invoking the ancient name of Varanasi, the abode of Shiva and the parliamentary constituency of PM Modi, Akhilesh Yadav mocked the BJP’s double-engine government campaign slogan, saying he was incredibly pleased that “the people of Kashi have handed them a double zero” in the…
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