To thwart Modi, Mukhtar Ansari lends support to Congress in Varanasi

In a major boost to the Congress in Varanasi -- where it is fighting an uphill battle against Bharatiya Janata Party’s Narendra Modi and Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal -- Mukhtar Ansari’s Quami Ekta Dal has announced its support for the Congress with an aim to defeat Modi. Mukhtar’s brother Afzal said the Congress national leadership had approached him seeking his party’s support to its candidate Ajay Rai. “After a discussion among party workers, Quami Ekta ...