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"WE WON THE ELECTIONS!!"Naveen entered the Chandravanshi house shouting in euphoria. And soon, the people inside the house heard the sounds of drums, trumpets and the burning of firecrackers, commencing the celebrations."Uncle! Aunty! Miral! We won," Naveen screamed yet again.Hearing Naveen's voice, the entire Chandravanshi family gathered in the hall. Their lips were curved in a wide smile and their happiness was clearly visible through their expressions."We won, once again!" Naveen sighed."I told you, Naveen. Till the time, my younger daughter is here for me, no one can beat me in the elections. She is my backbone," Mr Raghuveer Chandravanshi proudly boasted, looking at his daughter."Miral! Come here," Mrs Chandravanshi spoke in a soft tone, inviting her daughter to hug her.She smiled. She was standing there, looking at her family members, celebrating their victory. Blue eyes, sharp features, an hourglass figure covered with jeans and a kurta, and long wavy hairs. She indeed

During the party, the chief minister had arrived and he was now chatting with Raghuveer, that's when Raghuveer called Miral."Yeah, dad?" Miral muttered as soon as she reached there."Look, who's here," Raghuveer spoke enthusiastically.Miral looked at the Chief Minister and his family and warmly greeted them."You do have a lovely daughter, Raghuveer," the chief minister appreciated."Yes. And I am proud of her," Raghuveer proudly boasted."Well, the entire party is proud of her. The way she handled the election promotions. It's commendable. She is like a pillar to our party," the chief minister responded while patting Miral's head."I love power, uncle. And I would do anything to remain in power. I just want to rule," Miral confidently responded."And you will, for sure. You have it in you," he responded.The confidence and the trust the chief minister showed at Miral, made her feel happy. She knew that the people at her party appreciates her a lot and that's all she wanted."Okay!

"What? Baba!" Miral panicked.Her entire world revolved around her father, and this news shook her to the core. She felt her feet trembling and her vision clouding. The phone dropped on the floor from her hand, and she looked around with teary eyes."Miral? What happened?" Sakshi questioned, holding her daughter's arm. She sounded worried and clueless."Mumma... Baba," Miral muttered with a trembling voice."What happened to him?" Sakshi questioned.She looked extremely panicked after noticing Miral's expressions."He... He met with... An accident," she responded in a trembling voice."What?" Sakshi screamed. It felt like her entire world got shattered in a moment.On the other hand, Aditya was in his room, playing through his PS5 when Akshita entered his room."Bhai," she mumbled."Yeah?" Aditya responded, without moving his eyes away from the screen."Dad is looking for you," she muttered."What does he need from me now?" He scoffed."I have no idea. Please come," she muttered in a

"I will marry you."The moment Miral shouted this, Aditya was surprised. He didn't expect her to accept the offer so soon. He thought she would resist first, try to mend ways but this surprised him.She was smiling while looking at him, and that smile was nothing sort of a threat to him. He wondered, what was going on in her head.She walked towards him, covering the gap between them, leaving just an inch. The closeness made Aditya nervous this time but he continued to pretend that it didn't affect him until she held the collar of his shirt and looked drop dead in his eyes."I will marry you, Aditya Singh Shekhawat. But let me tell you one thing," she muttered with a smirk.Aditya continued to look at her, eager to hear her response."The biggest victory of your life would be that you get to marry Miral Chandravanshi... And that would be your worst mistake too." Miral winked, speaking in a taunting tone.Aditya felt infuriated at Miral's words but he had to remain calm. He smirked at

On the day of the oath-taking ceremony.The ceremony area was prepared according to the norms, keeping in mind about the security and well-being of the people attending it. Ministers, high-rank officers, and many VIP people were about to attend the ceremony. The dress code was finalized and slowly the people started to pour in and grabbed their seats.Miral was in her car, looking at the ceremony ground. She was nervous and looked different than she had ever looked before. Instead of her regular jeans and Kurta, she had worn a white suit, minimal makeup and neatly tied hair. She was nervous and a lot was going on in her head. Even though she looked nervous, she was clear about what she wanted. None from Miral's family accompanied her to the oath-taking ceremony because of Raghuveer's situation. "Ma'am, we have reached our destination," the driver of the car spoke as he noticed Miral sitting in the car for more than ten minutes."I know, Balwant. Can you please give me five more mi