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Jaya Prada Joins BJP, Likely To Contest Elections From Rampur

If fielded by the BJP from Rampur, Jaya Prada will take on senior SP leader Azam Khan.
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NEW DELHI — Actor-turned-politician Jaya Prada joined the BJP on Tuesday and may be fielded by the party from the Rampur parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh.

Jaya Prada, a close associate of former Samajwadi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh, had been elected from Rampur on SP ticket twice.

If fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Rampur, she will take on senior SP leader Azam Khan.

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