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Uttar Pradesh state's former chief minister Mayawati, right, comes out of the Indian parliament building after taking oath as a member of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the parliament in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Mayawati, the bottom-caste dalit leader suffered a crushing defeat in the recent Uttar Pradesh state elections.

Uttar Pradesh state's former chief minister Mayawati, right, comes out of the Indian parliament building after taking oath as a member of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the parliament in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Mayawati, the bottom-caste dalit leader suffered a crushing defeat in the recent Uttar Pradesh state elections.