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BJP Enacts ‘Shotgun’ Control: Refuses Patna Lok Sabha Ticket To Shatrughan Sinha; Latter Expected To Join Congress
Shatrughan Sinha (Photo by Waseem Gashroo/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Actor turned BJP rebel Shatrughan Sinha has been refused a Lok Sabha ticket from the Patna constituency by the party and he is now expected to join the Congress, Times of India has reported.
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) which comprises of BJP, JD(U) and LJP in the state of Bihar, announced their list of candidates for the 40 seats, Hindustan Times reported.
Sinha who has turned a critic of his own party and Prime Minister Modi in the last few years, is expected to join the Congress in the next few days. As per Sinha’s reported aides, this would give him the opportunity to play a role in national politics.
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