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In 1983, Vishwa Hindu Parishad had held a yajna in Muzaffarnagar and sought the name change. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), flanked by other Hindu groups like Bajrang Dal , now want Muzaffarnagar to be renamed Laxminagar.Kapil Dev Agarwal, BJP MLA from Muzaffarnagar city, claimed that city was known as Laxminagar and it was Mughals who changed it to Muzaffarnagar. It's no longer the Mughal rule, so why should we keep their legacy here? MUZAFFARNAGAR: Days after Uttar Pradesh cabinet gave approval to renaming Allahabad Prayagraj, a chorus for similar demands for other cities has grown louder. Ajay Pal Singh, head of history department in SD Degree College in Muzaffarnagar, however, said he was not aware of the district's ancient name..