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| | The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation |
 | | The surveys indicated a 12 per cent voter following for the BSP across the Bhind region, bordering Uttar Pradesh, which includes Satna, Rewa and Gwalior and Malwa, comprising Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain and Vidisha. |
 | | Although the BSP is said to have a base among the more backward castes of Bhind, like the Kachis, Shakhyas, Mallahs and Nais, the BJP claimed that Uma Bharti’s projection as chief minister could blunt this factor as she was also a backward caste Lodhi from Tikamgarh in the same region. |
 | | But the Bhind region has always been known for its fight against social inequality and this background will help the BJP with Uma at the centre stage,” said the sources. |
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