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Nitish, Mamata spoke to Ajit Jogi after he formed party: Aide

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Press Trust of India Raipur
Leaders like Nitish Kumar and Mamata Banerjee had congratulated former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi after he floated a new political party quitting Congress, his associate said today.

"Leaders from different states have congratulated Jogi over phone after he announced on June 6 that he would form a new party," Jogi's political secretary Ashok Sharma said in a statement.

These leaders included Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, RJD chief Lalu Prasad, YSR Congress chiefY S Jaganmohan Reddy, he said.

They hoped that with the formation of a regional party, importance of Chhattisgarh at the national level will increase, Sharma said.

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First Published: Jun 09 2016 | 10:57 PM IST

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