Lucknow, Sept. 28 -- Smita Mishra, wife of the country's leading astrologer Indu Prakash Mishra and a social worker, joined the Congress party here on Monday, along with dozens of her associates and supporters.

Smita Mishra joined the Congress party at a function held at Nehru Bhawan, the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee headquarters, in the presence of state Congress president and former minister Ajay Rai. State Congress Committee joining-in-charge Nitin Sharma administered primary membership to her and those accompanying her.

Smita Mishra expressed confidence in the Congress's policies and the party's top leadership: Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi.

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