Lucknow March 19 (IANS) Dharam Singh Saini who defeated Congress leader Imran Masood at Nakur was sworn in on Sunday as a minister of state in the new BJP government of Uttar Pradesh.
Saini defeated by over 4 000 votes Masood who had threatened to chop (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi into pieces during the 2014 Lok Sabha election campaign.
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BJP candidate who defeated Masood is UP minister
