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Karthik Sivaram and Praveen Kangtha
BJP allies managed to win 55 seats with just 7.8 per cent of total vote
By contrast, the Bahujan Samaj Party received 19% of votes in Uttar Pradesh but did not win a single seat.
Karthik Sivaram and Praveen Kangtha
· May 21, 2014 · 06:46 am
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