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<b>Periscope:</b> All eyes on Amethi

Congress' stronghold Amethi will go on poll on Monday

BJP supporters at an election rally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Langjing Achouba ground in Imphal West on Saturda. (Photo: PTI)
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BJP supporters at an election rally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Langjing Achouba ground in Imphal West on Saturda. (Photo: PTI)

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Fifty-two constituencies spread over 11 districts will go to the polls on Monday in the fifth phase of the seven-phase Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. All eyes will be on the Gandhi family stronghold of Amethi. The Congress has fielded former MLA Ameeta Sinh, wife of Congress leader and scion of Amethi’s erstwhile ruling family, Sanjay Singh, while the BJP has picked Singh's former wife, Garima Singh. On the other hand, Gayatri Prajapati of the Samajwadi Party, a Shivpal-Mulayam pick, who is seeking re-election from the constituency, is fighting not just against his political rivals but also some of his

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