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BJP allies with Nishad Party, offers 15 seats for UP polls: Report

UP BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Sanjay Nishad: A file photo

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has finalized its negotiations with the NISHAD (Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Apna Dal) Party, as per Republic Network, and decided to give 15 seats to it. 

The formal announcement is said to be made on January 29. 

Meanwhile four BJP candidates may be in the fray on the symbol of the Nishad Party. 

Purvanchal will have the only seas where coalition candidates would contest.

The UP polls will be contested in seven phases (February 10,14,20,23,27, March 3, 7). The counting of votes and declaration of results would be on March 10. 

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