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At the january 2012 state elections, the party won only 1 of the 70 seats, but because neither the Congress nor the BJP received a majority, the UKD took an important role in forming the next government as it chose to support the congress, which was much closer to having a majority compared to the BJP, and the congress formed the government in March 2012.
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