India: On a high, Hindu outfits plan wider reach in UP

On a high, Hindu outfits plan wider reach in UP

Written by Lalmani Verma | Lucknow | June 10, 2014 2:31 am

Summary
In a recent meeting, HYV head Yogi Adityanath, a BJP MP, set a target of at least one lakh volunteers in each district by September-end.


With the BJP having come to power, Hindu outfits the VHP, the Hindu Yuva Vahini (HYV) and the ABVP, the RSS students’ wing, are going for an organisational expansion in Uttar Pradesh. Separate efforts by the three organisations had helped the BJP win 71 of 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state, where assembly elections are due in 2016.

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