UP elections: Uma Bharti takes on Rahul Gandhi, says she is not an outsider

LUCKNOW: Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) firebrand leader Uma Bharti on Thursday took a pot shot at Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi asserting that she is not an outsider in Uttar Pradesh.
"I am from MP and people will accept me. I am not an outsider. I have defeated Rahul's mentor (Digvijay Singh) in MP, now I will defeat Rahul," said Bharti.
Earlier, BJP president Nitin Gadkari had said that Uma Bharti will contest the UP elections.The announcement had come after weeks of speculation.
Bharti will contest from Charkari in Mahoba district of Bundelkhand.
"There was a lot of speculation in the media about Uma Bharti and we have decided that she will contest from Charkari. In fact, I can tell you that she won't just contest elections , but will also be one of the star campaigners for the party," Gadkari said.
The decision would galvanize the state party cadre, the BJP chief said. Party sources said the decision to field Bharti was Gadkari's who defied reservations of UP satraps. State bigwigs had opposed Bharti, fearing that the volatile sanyasin would hog the limelight, consigning them to the margins.
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