This woman is taking on Modi in Varanasi

No Images? Click here     Election 2019: Meet The Woman Challenging PM Modi In Varanasi Shalini Yadav, a fashion designer, and the editor of her family-run Hindi language newspaper, was named the Samajwadi Party (SP)-Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) alliance candidate after the Election Commission rejected former jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav’s nomination papers in the PM’s constituency. The 2017 mayoral election in Varanasi is the only poll which Yadav has fought since she joined politics. She contested on the Congress ticket and placed second, with 1.14 lakh votes — the highest tally of a Congress candidate in any recent electoral contest in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bastion. READ HERE In case you missed it… Ganga More Polluted Than Ever As Modi Govt Uses Wrong Technology, Says Leading Expert Carbon Dioxide Levels In The Atmosphere Hit Highest Mark In Human History Why That Daenerys Twist On 'Game Of Thrones' Burns So Badly     New to this email? You can sign up here. You can also follow HuffPost India on Flipboard. ©2019 HuffPost India | Worldmark 3, FL 3, Aerocity, Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, Delhi 110037 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost India. Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe   - - Unsubscribe