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The Congress, which is the RJD’s junior ally in Bihar, is predicted by exit polls to emerge as the single largest party in Karnataka, which is currently ruled by the BJP. (File Photo/PTI)
In the manifesto, Islamist outfit PFI and Bajrang Dal, the youth wing of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, an RSS affiliate, were mentioned in the same vein, drawing ire from the BJP, the de facto political front of the “Sangh Parivar”.
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Friday used the metaphor “Bajrang Bali” to predict a less-than-favorable result for the BJP in the Karnataka assembly elections.
“Lord Bajrang Bali is very angry with the BJP”, was the young RJD leader’s terse reply when reporters questioned him about his predictions about the election results in the southern state, which were to be announced on Saturday.
Clearly, the allusion was to the huge controversy that followed the Congress’s promise to crack down on extremist organizations in its election manifesto for Karnataka.
In the manifesto, Islamist organizations PFI and Bajrang Dal, the youth wing of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, affiliated with the RSS, were mentioned in the same vein, drawing ire from the BJP, the de facto political front of the “Sangh Parivar”.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged in his election meetings that any action against Bajrang Dal was tantamount to insulting “Bajrang Bali”, another popular name of Lord Hanuman, and chanted “Bajrang Bali ki Jai” at rallies.
The Congress, which is the RJD’s junior ally in Bihar, is predicted by exit polls to emerge as the single largest party in Karnataka, which is currently ruled by the BJP.
Meanwhile, Yadav’s father Lalu Prasad, the founding chief of the RJD, who has been in the city for nearly two weeks, left his wife Rabri Devi’s house for the first time to visit a mausoleum located next to the Patna High Court. ,
Old-timers were thrilled to catch a glimpse of the charismatic leader, who was now a pale shadow of his former spirited self, as he offered prayers at the “High Court Mazar”, which the RJD supremo used to visit frequently before going to jail. conditions and failing health.
Incidentally, Prasad’s arch rival-turned-ally, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also frequently visits the High Court’s mazar.
The JD(U) leader, who is traveling across the country to unite the opposition against the BJP ahead of next year’s Lok Sabha elections, met a delegation led by Assam-based All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) president Badruddin Ajmal. Did. ,
In the last assembly elections held in the northeastern state, the Assam-based AIUDF was part of the “Mahajot” along with the Congress, the RJD and the Left.
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