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Cong beats Yogi widow to make it 43

New Delhi: Continuing its winning streak in the Delhi Assembly elections, the Congress on Monday wrested the Rajendra Nagar seat by defeating BJP candidate Asha Yogi, widow of three-time MLA Puran Chand, by over 5,000 votes. Ramakant Goswami trounced Asha Yogi by 5,406 votes in the re-election that was h  ....Read more

BJP's routBy: J.M.Manchanda | Tuesday , 16 Dec '08 8:05:59 AM Reply | Forward Without any prejudice to Mrs. Yogi's merits, BJP needs to understand that it too has been cting like Congress. The only argument in her favor was that she might encash on the "sympathy vote". Why should the voters be sympathetic to her? Was Mr. Yogi gunned down while performing duty? In fact, it is still a mystery why he committed suicide and BJP did likewise by preferring his widow to party workers of the area. BJP also needs to focus on development and offer concrete and alternate models of growth to throw out Congress. They might start with the MCD, which is under their control and is a hotbed of corruption.
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