Kanhaiya Kumar, former president of Jawaharlal Nehru University students’ union (JNU), is set to campaign for the Left alliance in the UP assembly elections. The Left parties are planning to make Kumar address around two dozen rallies in the state as the ‘Kanhaiya ko bulao’ (Call Kanhaiya) chorus grows louder among activists of these parties. Sources said the entry of Kanahaiya Kumar in the biggest state’s electoral scene may or may not help the Left parties much in terms of votes. The speech that he delivered on his release was much appreciated by his supporters and Left parties started seeing a leader in him. “He will campaign for us but we will not include his name in the star campaigners’ list because he does not represent of any of Left parties.

Source: Hindustan Times January 19, 2017 07:32 UTC