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- ↑ Stage set for third force
- ↑ Mankotia's return to Cong biggest surprise
- ↑ Great Alternative - the Janata Dal
- ↑ ‘I was Considered Outsider in Politics’:Major Vijai Singh Mankotia
- ↑ http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/mankotia-s-return-to-cong-biggest-surprise/story-crcEzqBOhj2qoOuY2UPI9O.html
- ↑ Kangra sees two Himachal veterans fighting it out
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