Vidarbha Rajya Nirman Congress

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Vidarbha Rajya Nirman Congress is a political party in the Indian state of Maharashtra. VRNC works for statehood for the Vidarbha region. [1] [2]

VRNC was launched by two former Congress Party union ministers, Vasant Sathe and N. K. P. Salve, on August 18, 2003 and is also a member of the National Front for New States. [3]

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