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Union Minister urged to set up skill development centres in Srikakulam district • Apr. 28, 2025, 4:17 AM ET (The Hindu)

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Also Known As	Indian People’s Party • BJP
Date	1980 - present
Areas Of Involvement	Hindutva • Hinduism
Related People	Narendra Modi • Droupadi Murmu • Yogi Adityanath • Ram Nath Kovind • Amit Shah • Rajnath Singh • Sushma Swaraj • Yashwant Sinha • Vasundhara Raje • Arun Jaitley • Lal Krishna Advani • Atal Bihari Vajpayee

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