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Incidentally, reflecting his soft corner for Atal, Nehru himself did not come to campaign in Balrampur, although he was electioneering in UP. It seems that even Subhadhra was keen that Nehru address election meetings for her, but the prime minister declined. Many years later, journalist Visveshwar Bhatt stated in an article that when efforts were made to persuade Nehru to campaign openly against Atal, he said, ‘No I cannot. Don’t persuade me. He is very much interested in external affairs.’ External affairs was not only Nehru’s pet subject but also Atal’s.
