Union Minister Jitendra Singh mocks Priyanka Gandhi over plucking tea leaves in Assam during off-season ANI | Updated: Mar 06, 2021 16:05 IST
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New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region, Jitendra Singh on Friday ridiculed Congress general secretary for Uttar Pradesh stating that her recent visit to poll-bound Assam looked more like a film shoot as she plucked leaves at a tea estate there in the off-season. Priyanka Gandhi is choosing tea leaves in the off-season. It seems as if a film is being shot, the BJP leader told ANI here on Friday. Recently, Gandhi had visited the tea gardens in Assam and got photographed while plucking tea leaves with a basket on her head.
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Assam assembly election: Three fronts, one close battle
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The BJP is facing the problem of plenty with too many ticket seekers. It is likely to field at least 10-15 new faces. The RSS has cautioned the BJP to rein in ticket aspirants as dissatisfied ticket seekers can work against the party.
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Assam is likely to face a three-cornered fight with the BJP-led front, the Congress-led grand alliance and the regional front gearing up for the three-phase (March 27, April 1 and April 6) elections to the 126-member assembly, reports Bikash Singh from Guwahati.
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The BJP together with the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), the United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) and the Gana Suraksha Party (GSP) is targeting to win 100-plus seats.
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Assam polls: Defunct Asom Gana Parishad (Progressive) is being revived, in talks with Grand alliance for 15 seats
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Assam polls: Defunct Asom Gana Parishad (Progressive) is being revived, in talks with Grand alliance for 15 seatsBy
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AGP had expelled Mahanta in 2005 on charges of anti-party activities following which he went on to form Asom Gana Parishad (Progressive) and manage to win one seat in 2006 assembly polls. Mahanta was back to AGP fold in 2008.
Prafulla Kumar Mahanta has been opposing CAA and in the last five years attacked BJP despite being in coalition.
With seat sharing deal between Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and BJP likely to axe out several leaders, defunct political party Asom Gana Parishad (Progressive) is being revived.
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