The battle in Bundelkhand, the war in UP

Given the political significance of Uttar Pradesh, the campaign for assembly elections due in May 2012 has started gathering strength. It was flagged off by Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav with a three-day state-wide agitation in early March, when he criticised the Bahujan Samaj Party government as corrupt and incompetent, leading to violence and the arrest of many workers and leaders. Recently, the Congress party organised a “parivartan” rally at Banda in Bundelkhand district, addressed not only by Rahul Gandhi but also by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

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