NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) from Ballia MP Sanatan Pandey on Saturday invoked the age-old social and cultural ties between Uttar Pradesh and Bihar while urging people across the border to back the Mahagathbandhan with votes as ‘dowry” in the upcoming elections Speaking to reporters Pandey said that Uttar Pradesh has a “special proclivity” for Bihar, suggesting that without districts such as Chhapra, Ara, and Siwan, “more than half our (UP) boys would remain unmarried. ” “Humara to roti, beti ka sambandh hai wahan se,” he said, referring to the social bond between the two states. “And because we have such a relationship, the people of Ballia will go and ask for votes as 'dowry'. Give your vote as 'dowry' and help in the formation of the coalition (Mahagathbandhan)

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