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Modi, Priyanka face-off in Delhi today
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are all set to storm the national capital on Wednesday to canvass for the BJP and Congress candidates respectively.

Priyanka will embark on two roadshows in the national capital to seeking votes for former chief minister Sheila Dikshit and boxer-turned-politician Vijender Singh.

Canvassing for Dikshit, Priyanka’s roadshow will cover Seelampur, Ghonda and Babarpur Assembly seats in North East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency. The region comprises several illegal residential colonies and is home to several from the lower to middle-income groups.

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Seelampur was established to relocate people displaced by violence — mostly from the north and central Delhi — during the Emergency between 1975 and 1977.

After the 90-minute roadshow, Priyanka will head to South Delhi, the Lok Sabha seat where 2010 Asian Games Gold medallist pugilist Vijender in testing his luck in the political ring.

Modi is scheduled to address a rally at the Ramlila Grounds on Wednesday evening in support of BJP candidates in all the seven seats in the national capital.

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