That's what trying to say special can't be a election gift unless its regularised like SBG HWH new train or anything else before jharkhand election.

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See the proposed route of Sealdah - Patna . It is mainly following the route of Upper India exp & Rajmahal MP also demanded resumption of Upper India so using this MLA of Sahibganj/Pakur can make regularising it as their manifesto for their people & can gain some extra votes

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Jharkhand elections are still not announced. Mostly, Jharkhand will be poll bound in December. These Festive Specials are having limited runs till November. How come they be used to ferry the voters back to their home turf? These are Festive Specials just to cater to the rush during the upcoming Durga Puja, Diwali, and Chhatth Puja.

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Why would IR introduce a Festive Special on the request of an opposition MP, so as to gain political mileage out of it? Hope you know that Sahibganj and Pakur comes under Rajmahal Constituency and Vijay Hansda( Vijay Kr Hansdak) from JMM is the MP there. I repeat, these trains have nothing to do with the upcoming Jharkhand elections. But, definitely we would see some new trains before elections so as to woo the voters.

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