‘Not just an MP now… but a leader’: Dimple Yadav’s moment at Jantar Mantar
The 48-year-old has been evolving as a politician since her first election in 2009 from the Firozabad Lok Sabha seat, when the 30-year-old was seen as the quiet “bahu” content being led by her illustrious father-in-law Mulayam Singh Yadav and his heir apparent and her husband, Akhilesh Yadav. The fact that she lost that election was seen as another blot on her political ambitions. So, few expected the demure Dimple, in her trademark saris and loosely tied hair, to take the lead for her party in the ongoing Delhi protests, which are shaping up to be historic and posing one of the biggest challenges to the 12-year-old Modi government.
- ▪The 48-year-old has been evolving as a politician since her first election in 2009 from the Firozabad Lok Sabha seat, when the 30-year-old was seen as the quiet “bahu” content being led by her illustrious father-in-law Mulayam Singh Yadav a
- ▪The fact that she lost that election was seen as another blot on her political ambitions.
- ▪So, few expected the demure Dimple, in her trademark saris and loosely tied hair, to take the lead for her party in the ongoing Delhi protests, which are shaping up to be historic and posing one of the biggest challenges to the 12-year-old
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Advertisement The 48-year-old has been evolving as a politician since her first election in 2009 from the Firozabad Lok Sabha seat, when the 30-year-old was seen as the quiet “bahu” content being led by her illustrious father-in-law Mulayam Singh Yadav and his heir apparent and her husband, Akhilesh Yadav. The fact that she lost that election was seen as another blot on her political ambitions. So, few expected the demure Dimple, in her trademark saris and loosely tied hair, to take the lead for her party in the ongoing Delhi protests, which are shaping up to be historic and posing one of the biggest challenges to the 12-year-old Modi government. “She is not just an MP now.
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