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Ajit Singh to be sworn in as minister Sunday
Friday December 16, 2011 05:05:48 PM,
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Ajit
Singh joins hands with Congress for Uttar Pradesh polls
The Congress Saturday got a boost for its prospects in Uttar
Pradesh with Ajit Singh's Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) joining hands
with it for the crucial assembly elections and also adding to
strength of the party-led government at the centre by deciding to
join the United Progressive
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New Delhi:
Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Ajit Singh, who joined the United
Progressive Alliance (UPA) recently, will be sworn in as a cabinet
minister Sunday, officials said. He is likely to be allotted the
civil aviation portfolio.
The swearing-in will he held at 11.30 a.m. at the Ashoka Hall of
Rashtrapati Bhavan, a spokesperson of the president's office told
IANS.
The RLD has five MPs in the Lok Sabha, including Singh and his son
Jayant Chaudhary.
According to political circles, the Congress
admitted the RLD into the ruling alliance to improve its prospects
in the coming Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, as the party has
influence in western parts of the state.
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