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New Delhi: Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder and Bihar’s Bankipur bypoll candidate Prashant Kishor on Sunday (July 26) accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of threatening women voters with denial of welfare scheme benefits if they don’t vote for the party. The election is scheduled to be held on July 30. 

Kishor alleged that the BJP has deployed thousands of party workers, NDA leaders and actors and even ‘Jeevika Didis’ for the campaign. Neeraj Kumar Sinha is the BJP nominee from the seat. 

“The BJP will claim we’re losing so we are making such statements. Jeevika Didis are being pulled into Bankipur bypolls. Under the guise of promoting voter awareness, Jeevia Didis, who are........

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