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Uma Bharti headed for Hubli

By Our Staff Correspondent

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti waves to her supporters from Goa Express at Bhopal railway station on Tuesday. — PTI

BHOPAL, AUG. 24. The former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Uma Bharti, who relinquished office on Monday evening in the wake of a non-bailable arrest warrant issued against her by a court in Hubli, Karnataka, left here today by train for Hubli.

Hundreds of BJP workers were at the railway station when Ms. Bharti arrived around 2 a.m. to board the Hazrat Nizamuddin-Goa Express. While the former Union Minister, Prahlad Patel, accompanied Ms. Bharti, the new Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Babulal Gaur, the State BJP president, Kailash Joshi, and others were present.

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