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Briefly Region: Trinamool woos Oppn MLAs
Leaders of the Trinamool Congress,which has no base in the state,have begun to woo sidelined or neglected leaders of the Congress and BJP in Sirmour District to bring them into their partys fold.
Nahan: Leaders of the Trinamool Congress,which has no base in the state,have begun to woo sidelined or neglected leaders of the Congress and BJP in Sirmour District to bring them into their partys fold. Amit Kumar,leader of the TCP,spoke to many ex-MLAs in the district but received a tepid response. Kumar said that in order to establish a base for the party in the state,the TCP will contest all 68 assembly seats in Himachal this time.
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