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A bruised Lalu gets set for Bihar polls

     Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal chief and Railway Minister Lalu Yadav suffered minor injuries on Sunday after a portion of the dais at an election rally in Bhagalpur collapsed. Reports reaching here said that Yadav alighted from his helicopter and headed straight for the dais where supporters of the RJD candidate from Nathnagar, Pervez Khan, rushed to greet him. The resultant jostling led to the dais collapse. Lalu's hands were bruised.

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