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Congress dares BJP to release list to back claim about 2.58 lakh people joining the party

Madhya Pradesh Congress on Sunday dared the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to release the list of 2.58 lakh people, most of them from the grand old party, who joined the saffron outfit as claimed by its leaders.

Former Minister Narottam Mishra had on Saturday claimed that more than 2.58 lakh people, including 1.26 lakh on April 6 alone, had joined the saffron party in the State in the past three months, and most of them were from the Congress.

Talking to reporters, State Congress chief Jitu Patwari said the BJP had only released the list of prominent leaders who joined their party to the media, which included 336 leaders.

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