Summary:
A Dalit leader, Rahi enjoys influence in the Sitapur hinterland. This comes just 24 hours after hammering out an alliance with OBC-dominated Mahaan Dal for 2019 Lok Sabha polls. It was virtually a homecoming for both Bhadana and Rahi, who were earlier Congressmen.The duo joined Priyanka in her in two-minute silence in remembrance of the Pulwama martyrs. Rahi served as Union minister of state for home during Narasimha Rao’s government and was MP from Mishrikh seat in Sitapur. LUCKNOW: Congress mascot for Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra wrapped up her debut press conference in 2 minutes to observe silence in memory of the marytrs of Pulwama , but not before staging a coup on the ruling BJP by inducting four-time MP and sitting BJP MLA Avtar Singh Bhadana into the Congress fold.Bhadana, a Gujjar leader, represents Meerapur constituency in Muzaffarnagar..