After the first phase of Lok Sabha elections concluded, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday said that Bharatiya Janata Party will register victory on all five seats with a good margin.
This comes at a crucial time, in the backdrop of Lok Sabha elections being held across the nation. Bittu's exit marks another setback for the Congress party, which has witnessed an exodus of big leaders in the last few weeks.
Earlier today, after the completion of the first phase of the Lok Sabha election, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party and said that the BJP's "400 paar" film has become a super flop on the first day itself.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi saying that the way "Congress Shehzada had to run away from Amethi" in a similar manner he will have to run away from Wayanad after the Lok Sabha polls.
Former Congress MLA Hari Vallabh Shukla along with his supporters and other congress leaders took the membership of the saffron party in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav at the state BJP office in Bhopal.
The CPM candidate from Kannur Lok Sabha seat, MV Jayarajan, alleged that the Congress in Kerala is pro-BJP and claimed that the Kerala Congress chief is willing to join the BJP.
YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) candidate KK Raju, who is contesting as the MLA from Visakhapatnam North constituency, filed his nomination papers at the MRO office in Seethammadhara on Friday amidst a large crowd where the artists stole the show.