Friday, September 28th, 2018
Shiva, Ram and Vishnu: UP parties turn to deities before 2019 election
Ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the main parties in Uttar Pradesh appear to have each picked a favoured deity, judging by their leaders’ recent remarks. The BJP is sticking with Lord Ram, the Samajwadi Party has turned to Lord Vishnu and the Congress to Lord Shiva. Congress and Lord Shiva Congress president Rahul Gandhi, back from his Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage, was welcomed in his Amethi constituency this week by hundreds of party workers dressed as Kanwariyas, devotees of Shiva, chanting “bol bam”. On Monday Shiva devotees presented himRead More