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CHIRAG BURNS BRIGHT

hirag Paswan turned 40 on October 31, and one of the first people to call to wish him was Union home minister Amit Shah. But greetings aside, Shah’s call was also seen as a thank you gesture since the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader had the day before announced his

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