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Inside UP's SIR controversy: Yogi's 1.27 crore Hindu voters claim and Akhilesh's counter

Headline via India TV · first report 9 Nov, 17:59 IST, latest 9 Nov, 20:26 IST

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2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from India TV at 9 Nov, 17:59 IST; the latest is from India Today at 9 Nov, 20:26 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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