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Traders back NDA, Saraogi claims historic victory in Bankipur

Patna, Jul 19 (UNI) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Bihar president Sanjay Saraogi today claimed that the trading community and the people of Bankipur are firmly backing the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), expressing confidence that the alliance''s candidate, Neeraj Kumar Sinha, would register a historic victory in the upcoming Bankipur Assembly by-election.
Addressing a meeting of members of the business community and eminent citizens at the Bihar Pradeshik Marwari Sammelan Bhawan, Saraogi said Bankipur has always been a centre of development-oriented, good governance and nationalist politics. He asserted that the electorate would once again endorse the NDA''s development agenda by electing its candidate with a record margin.
The BJP state president said the business community has consistently supported stable, transparent and development oriented governments. He credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi''s leadership for bringing unprecedented progress in trade, investment and infrastructure development at both the national and state levels, adding that these initiatives have strengthened the confidence of traders and entrepreneurs in the NDA government.
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