Togadia launches party, to contest polls

Former Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Pravin Togadia on Saturday launched a political party, Hindusthan Nirman Dal, and said it would fight the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

"The new party will fight the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and other elections in future as well," he said in a statement said.

Remarking that all political parties had failed on the issues of poverty, employment, farmers' suicides and national security, Togadia said his party would take up these issues.

--IANS

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