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SAHARANPUR: Hours after being released from jail, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad alias Ravan on Friday said he will ensure that BJP is routed in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. I don’t know them but the purpose was clear that my candidature would split votes to ensure BJP’s victory,” the Bhim Army chief said. He claimed that he met several inconsolable youngsters inside the jail who were falsely implicated by the police due to their caste. Azad walked out of the jail around 2.40 am as hundreds of his supporters wearing blue ‘Bhim Army’ caps had gathered outside the prison to celebrate his release.The Allahabad high court had granted him bail on November 2, 2017. While UP government in an order said they released Azad considering a plea from his mother, the Dalit leader said the government was scared of a rap from the Supreme Court where his plea was to be heard on Friday..