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***Satpal Maharaj, a parliamentarian from Uttarkhand, joined the BJP today after 21 years as a member of the Congress and said,the party's prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, "will take India ahead of China".............Mr Maharaj has a massive following in the hill state of Uttarkhand. He was upset with the Congress when it selected Harish Rawat as the chief minister.His wife Amrita Rawat is a Congress legislator in the state assembly. Mr Maharaj reportedly has the support of 10 of the party's 34 legislators in Uttarkhand - that gives him the power to put the Congress government in the state in jeopardy.
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***Andhra Pradesh's 'Dabangg' likely to meet Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad today. Actor-turned politician Pawan Kalyan,the youngest brother of Union Minister of State for Tourism K Chiranjeevi, launched Jana Sena in Hyderabad on March 14 with the call "Congress hatao desh bachao," echoing what Mr Modi had been campaigning for over the past few months. However, going by talk in political circles, Mr Kalyan will take up the alliance proposal with Mr Modi.
****The BJP may be heading for an electoral confrontation with its oldest ally, Shiv Sena, in several states including Uttar Pradesh, where it is fielding its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi..........In what appears to be payback for the BJP's dalliance with Raj Thackeray, the Shiv Sena has announced that it will contest next month's national election from several states beyond Maharashtra, a seat sharing arrangement with the BJP..........This includes 20 seats in Uttar Pradesh, which sends 80 MPs to Parliament and is vital to BJP's plans for power at the Centre.