With CM beside her 'bhabhi' Dimple hits Kannauj

June 05, 2012 12:08

Dressed in a simple green sari, her husband by her side, Dimple Yadav addressed a huge rally in Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday morning. Like any politician about to contest an election, she reminded the gathering of their special connection.

"I want to thank all of you...for many of you, I am 'Bhabhi' (sister-in-law)", she said. Dimple Yadav will contest the Lok Sabha election form Kannauj, a constituency represented thrice by her husband Akhilesh till he won an outsized victory in the recent state elections and took over as chief minister of the state. Yadav, who at 39 is UP's youngest chief minister, had to vacate his Lok Sabha seat to become a member of the state assembly.

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