Declaring support to Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP leader Narendra Modi, Ramdev said, "Congress and Gandhi family are looting the country. Congress is trying to defame Modi as a communal, because he is poised to take on Rahul Gandhi in the next elections."
"Our Yuva Bharat activists would undertake a door-to-door drive to persuade people to vote against Congress," he told reporters here.
Ramdev said he was supporting Modi as there were a number of issues facing the nation.
Ramdev expressed hope that JD (U) leader Nitish Kumar would reconsider his decision of breaking away from NDA and return to its fold after the elections.
To a query, he said he had not parted ways with social activist Anna Hazare and would be "in touch" with him.
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