Triangular Fight in Katehari: BJP, SP, & BSP choose Dalit Candidates; Watch Voter Reactions
Dynamite News team reached out to the people of Katehari to gauge their mood ahead of November 20 by-Polls. Read further on Dynamite News:
Ambedkar Nagar: The battle lines have been drawn in Ambedkar Nagar's Katehari, with all three major parties, the BJP, Samajwadi Party (SP), and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), choosing Dalit candidates from this high-profe seat.
This has made the fight triangualr on this seat. In our special program "Mahul Tight Hai," we reached out to the people of Katehari to gauge their mood ahead of November 20 by-Polls. Voters freely expressed their opinions. See the video.
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Talking to Dynamite News, a voter said: "People are disillusioned with those who made tall promises of development, but done nothing."
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