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This development is being hailed as a major achievement for the BJP, significantly weakening the Congress and its alliance in the region.

Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav's meeting will mirror a similar event that occurred in Agra seven years prior, when the two leaders conducted a 12-kilometer road show in the Taj city ahead of the UP 2017 assembly elections.

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Scheduled possibly for February 29, the Central Election Committee of the BJP is expected to convene, followed by the announcement of the initial candidate lineup.

Encouraging support for the BJP in upcoming elections, Dinesh Sharma urged voters to reject the "Congress and SP culture" and embrace the transformative vision of Prime Minister Modi.

A deal for Goa, Chandigarh, Gujarat, and Haryana was also reportedly locked, according to reports that media received hours later of finalizing the Delhi deal.

The protests escalated as local residents, armed with lathis and bamboo sticks, set ablaze a thatched structure purportedly linked to Shahjahan's brother, Sirajuddin, also a TMC leader.

The deal, negotiated at Congress leader KC Venugopal's residence, is set to be officially confirmed at 4 pm.

Three weeks have passed since Tejashwi Yadav's party was voted out of power on January 28 when Chief minister Nitish Kumar severed ties with the RJD and teamed up with the BJP to form a new government.

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, heading the bench, directed the Registrar Judicial to initiate perjury proceedings against Anil Masih for providing false information to the court.