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Casteing calls

Old political equations are reworked in preparation for the 2019 elections.

Shortly after Hardik Patel addressed a 'Patel Awareness Conference' in Patna on June 29, appealing for the unity of the Extremely Backward Castes (EBC) - Kurmi, Dhanuk and Kushwaha - the Patidar leader from Gujarat drove straight to the residence of Tejashwi Yadav, the Rashtriya Janata Dal leader who has been trying voters.

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