

{"id":203834,"date":"2024-05-02T19:57:33","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T14:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=203834"},"modified":"2024-05-02T19:57:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T14:27:33","slug":"modis-claim-false-bjp-not-the-only-party-contesting-in-272-seats-congress-has-named-327-candidates-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/modis-claim-false-bjp-not-the-only-party-contesting-in-272-seats-congress-has-named-327-candidates-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Modi&#8217;s claim false; BJP not the only party contesting in 272+ seats, Congress has named 327 candidates so far"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rpMKnQq2-eM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">public meeting<\/a> at Banaskantha, Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 1 claimed that the BJP was the only party contesting in more than 272 seats in this year&#8217;s Lok Sabha elections.<\/p>\n<p>While the Lok Sabha comprises 545 seats, elections are being held in <a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/newsite\/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=1176\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">543<\/a>. Hence 272 is the majority figure.<\/p>\n<p>Modi said in Gujarati, &#8220;If you want to form a government, then at least 272 seats are required. Except for the BJP, no political party in the country is contesting 272 seats, and then they are saying they will form the government. Even the royal family of Delhi is not going to vote for Congress&#8230; There is no Congress candidate where they vote&#8230; Ahmed Patel&#8217;s family in Bharuch will not vote for Congress&#8230; A big Congress leader who votes in Bhavnagar, will not be able to vote for Congress. This is the condition of the Congress&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>News Agency ANI shared the above-mentioned part of the PM&#8217;s speech on May 1.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WATCH<\/a> | Gujarat: In Banaskantha&#8217;s Deesa, PM Modi says, &#8220;If you want to form a government, then at least 272 seats are required. Except for the BJP, no political party in the country is contesting 272 seats, and then they are saying they will form the government. Even the royal\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n6HZn6DJvu\">pic.twitter.com\/n6HZn6DJvu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ANI (@ANI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/1785648502447743076?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Zee News also published a <a href=\"https:\/\/zeenews.india.com\/india\/not-a-single-party-contesting-272-seats-pm-modi-takes-a-dig-at-opposition-2745809.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> on the claim by the Prime Minister.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-203835 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-161054-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-161054-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-161054-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-161054-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-161054-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-161054-2048x1370.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Several users on social media further amplified the claim.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-203834 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/modis-claim-false-bjp-not-the-only-party-contesting-in-272-seats-congress-has-named-327-candidates-so-far\/screenshot-2024-05-02-161353\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1069\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-161353.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-161353.png 1069w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-161353-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-161353-1024x503.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-161353-768x377.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1069px) 100vw, 1069px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/modis-claim-false-bjp-not-the-only-party-contesting-in-272-seats-congress-has-named-327-candidates-so-far\/screenshot-2024-05-02-161331\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1079\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-161331.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-161331.png 1079w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-161331-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-161331-1024x520.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-161331-768x390.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1079px) 100vw, 1079px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/modis-claim-false-bjp-not-the-only-party-contesting-in-272-seats-congress-has-named-327-candidates-so-far\/screenshot-2024-05-02-161230\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1081\" height=\"884\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-161230.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-161230.jpg 1081w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-161230-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-161230-1024x837.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-161230-768x628.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1081px) 100vw, 1081px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>We came across a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pawankhera\/status\/1785680899922923562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweet<\/a> from Pawan Khera, the chairman of the media and publicity department of Congress, in which he quote-tweeted ANI and said, &#8220;The Congress Party has so far declared 326 seats.<br \/>\nDo you also have a degree in entire mathematics, Mr @PMOIndia?&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Congress Party has so far declared 326 seats.<br \/>\nDo you also have a degree in entire mathematics, Mr <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PMOIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PMOIndia<\/a> ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VHueKKpaun\">https:\/\/t.co\/VHueKKpaun<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pawan Khera \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@Pawankhera) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pawankhera\/status\/1785680899922923562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To confirm the above, we checked the X handle <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INCSandesh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@INCSandesh<\/a> which shares all official announcements of Congress. The page shared a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INCSandesh\/status\/1782432495524598134\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">consolidated list<\/a> of Lok Sabha candidates contesting from constituencies across the country on April 22 which consisted of a total of 301 names.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">LOK SABHA ELECTIONS &#8211; 2024<\/p>\n<p>List of Congress Candidates :- <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ip9qeiofYG\">pic.twitter.com\/Ip9qeiofYG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 INC Sandesh (@INCSandesh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INCSandesh\/status\/1782432495524598134?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Further, we found that after the publication of this list, the Congress had announced 26 more candidates till April 30. These candidates have been <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=from%3A%40INCSandesh%20%22Lok%20Sabha%22&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> in constituencies in the states of Bihar (1), Andhra Pradesh (3), Telangana (3), Maharashtra (2), Haryana (9), Odisha (2), Punjab (4) and Himachal Pradesh (2). This makes the total number of seats that the Congress is contesting 327, till now.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-203834 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/modis-claim-false-bjp-not-the-only-party-contesting-in-272-seats-congress-has-named-327-candidates-so-far\/screenshot-2024-05-02-162419\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1089\" height=\"1227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-162419.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-162419.png 1089w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-162419-266x300.png 266w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-162419-909x1024.png 909w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-162419-768x865.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1089px) 100vw, 1089px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/modis-claim-false-bjp-not-the-only-party-contesting-in-272-seats-congress-has-named-327-candidates-so-far\/screenshot-2024-05-02-162426\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1090\" height=\"1193\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-162426.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-162426.jpg 1090w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-162426-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-162426-936x1024.jpg 936w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-162426-768x841.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1090px) 100vw, 1090px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/modis-claim-false-bjp-not-the-only-party-contesting-in-272-seats-congress-has-named-327-candidates-so-far\/screenshot-2024-05-02-163257\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1065\" height=\"1127\" 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href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/modis-claim-false-bjp-not-the-only-party-contesting-in-272-seats-congress-has-named-327-candidates-so-far\/screenshot-2024-05-02-163305\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1062\" height=\"1202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-163305.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-163305.png 1062w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-163305-265x300.png 265w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-163305-905x1024.png 905w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-163305-768x869.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1062px) 100vw, 1062px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/modis-claim-false-bjp-not-the-only-party-contesting-in-272-seats-congress-has-named-327-candidates-so-far\/screenshot-2024-05-02-163311\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1060\" height=\"1154\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-163311.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-163311.jpg 1060w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-163311-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-163311-941x1024.jpg 941w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-163311-768x836.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1060px) 100vw, 1060px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/modis-claim-false-bjp-not-the-only-party-contesting-in-272-seats-congress-has-named-327-candidates-so-far\/screenshot-2024-05-02-163318\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1070\" height=\"1168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-163318.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-163318.jpg 1070w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-163318-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-163318-938x1024.jpg 938w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-163318-768x838.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1070px) 100vw, 1070px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/modis-claim-false-bjp-not-the-only-party-contesting-in-272-seats-congress-has-named-327-candidates-so-far\/screenshot-2024-05-02-163325\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1094\" height=\"1150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-163325.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-163325.png 1094w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-163325-285x300.png 285w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-163325-974x1024.png 974w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-163325-768x807.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1094px) 100vw, 1094px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/modis-claim-false-bjp-not-the-only-party-contesting-in-272-seats-congress-has-named-327-candidates-so-far\/screenshot-2024-05-02-163335\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1073\" height=\"1191\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-163335.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-163335.jpg 1073w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-163335-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-163335-923x1024.jpg 923w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-02-163335-768x852.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1073px) 100vw, 1073px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Congress has not nominated any candidate from the Bharuch and Bhavnagar seats, as its partner in the INDIA alliance <a href=\"https:\/\/webcache.googleusercontent.com\/search?q=cache:https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/aap-congress-alliance-delhi-goa-gujarat-haryana-seat-sharing\/article67881244.ece#:~:text=%E2%80%9CIn%20Gujarat%2C%20the%20AAP%20will%20contest%20from%20Bharuch%20and%20Bhavnagar%20seats%2C%20while%20the%20Congress%20will%20contest%20from%20the%20remaining%2024%20seats.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aam Aadmi Party is contesting from these two places<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hence, the claim by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that no party other than BJP is contesting more than 272 seats is completely false.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a public meeting at Banaskantha, Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 1 claimed that the BJP was the only party contesting in more than 272 seats in this year&#8217;s Lok Sabha elections. While the Lok Sabha comprises 545 seats, elections are being held in 543. Hence 272 is the majority figure. 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