In a boost to the Rashtriya Lok Dal which has fielded Tabassum Hasan as the joint opposition nominee to take on ruling BJP's Mriganka Singh in the Kairana Lok Sabha bypoll, Lok Dal candidate Kanwar Hasan today embraced the party and pulled out of the content.
Confirming the development, UP RLD chief Masood Ahmad today told PTI, "Lok Dal candidate Kanwar Hasan today joined the Rashtriya Lok Dal at a meeting held in Kairana in the presence of Jayant Chaudhary, the national vice-president of RLD."
Senior RLD leaders heaved a sigh of relief and said, "The possibility of split in Muslim votes will not happen."
RLD spokesperson Anil Dubey said, "Kanwar's joining the RLD will strengthen the party in the bypolls."
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