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Dera Sachcha Sauda backs BJP in Delhi polls

by IBNS 05 Feb 2015, 10:00 am

New Delhi, Feb 5 (IBNS) Ahead of Delhi polls, the BJP has got support from the sect of Dera Sacha Sauda, led by the controversial Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, whose film on himself recently had ran into trouble with the Censor Board.

"We have 20 lakh followers in Delhi, at least 10 lakh voters spread across the 70 Delhi constituencies. We have spread the message across Delhi to support BJP candidates,"  Aman Insaan, secretary of the political wing of the Dera, was quoted on saying on NDTV.
 
Delhi goes to polls on Feb 7 with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which fielded former top cop Kiran Bedi as their chief ministerial candidate, facing a tough contest from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its chief Arvind Kejriwal, who had resigned in Feb last year after 49 days in power.