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How Pawan Kalyan backed winning horse in Andhra Pradesh
UPDATED: Jun 8, 2024 06:32 IST
Janasena Party chief and actor Pawan Kalyan has scripted history after his party won all 21 Assembly seats and two Lok Sabha seats it contested with 100 per cent strike rate. "This is the day of historic judgment. We have committed to the people of Andhra Pradesh that there will be a responsible government. The NDA government will honour it," he said after the polls. As per the seat-sharing agreement with TDP and BJP, Janasena contested 21 Assembly and two Lok Sabha seats in the state. He further said Janasena will not indulge in any vindictive politics against YSR Congress Party. "I want Janasena leaders and cadres to remember that this is not the time to take revenge. This is the time to work for five crore people of Andhra Pradesh," he said. He said he did not enter politics to earn money, but only to serve people.
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