Mayawati-Akhilesh kick start joint poll campaign from Deoband

Deoband: Uttar Pradesh has turned into a political battleground with SP-BSP-RLD all geared up to kick start its joint campaign for the coming Lok Sabha elections shortly on April 07, holding its first rally in Saharanpur's Deoband.

This is for the first time in 25 years that the two parties will hold a joint rally.

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The top leaders of the parties will address the Deoband meeting just days before Saharanpur and seven other western UP constituencies go to the polls in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 11.

"BSP president Mayawati will address the rally organised near Jamia Tibbiti Medical College in Deoband on Sunday, a Bahujan Samaj Party spokesperson said.

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, Rashtriya Lok Dal president Ajit Singh and RLD vice president Jayant Chaudhary will also attend the rally, party spokespersons said.

Highlights from the rally:

-Mayawati has arrived at the venue in Deoband where she will be addressing the rally with alliance partner SP chief Akhilesh Yadav.

As the people wait for Ahliesh Yadav and Mayawati in Deoband, supporters of Bhim army chief Chandrashekhar Azad were also seen in the crowd, waving party flags.

-People have gathered for the SP-BSP rally in Deoband ahead of first phase of polling on April 11.

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