May , 2008
Art of chamchagiri: From Sonia Gandhi to Mayawati - Jai Akhilesh Das
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The exit of Akhilesh Das Gupta from the Congress might not cause a severe damage to the party in Uttar Pradesh but it has brought to fore the constant infighting in the party's UP unit. Congress high command at 10, Janpath either fails to realize the growing unrest among the state Congressmen or it seems to have chosen to ignore this problem that is plaguing the party for quite some time now. While Akhilesh Das has joined the Bahujan Samaj Party after his removal as a minister in Manhoman Singh's cabinet, the roots of Das's exit from Congress can be traced back to the change of guard in the UP Congress, following the party's dismal performance in the May 2007 Assembly Elections. Son of a former Chief Minister of UP, Babu Banarsi Das Gupta and Das - a flourishing businessman - always remained an eyesore for....
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Abhishek Patni joined CNN-IBN in July 2005 and is working as a Special Correspondent in Noida. In his 15-year career, he has worked with The Pioneer, Hindustan Times, Zee News and Sahara Samay. He joined the channel as Bureau Chief in Lucknow. A keen observer of politics, Patni has covered the 1997, 1998 and 2004 Lok Sabha elections and the UP Assembly elections of 1997, 2002 and 2007. Apart from several special reports and impact stories including the Amitabh Bachchan Barabanki Land scam, Manjunath murder case and Mayawati Taj Corridor case, he's also reported live from Badrinath on the kapat opening ceremony at height of 10,800 feet in 2004. A product of St Joseph's College Nainital, he has a Masters in Modern Indian History from the DAV college, Dehradun. He also has a post-graduate diploma in journalism and mass communication from Bhartiya Vidhaya Bhawan, Lucknow. He has done an appreciation course in professional cinematography from Pune in 2001. Loves traveling, trekking, reading and writing. Is married with a son.
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