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- ↑ "Yogi Adityanath Oath Ceremony: अलीगढ़ के विधायक अनूप प्रधान मंत्री बने, योगी ने दी खास तरजीह". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
