A 65-year-old caretaker has been arrested in Delhi for allegedly murdering a 35-year-old farmhouse owner in Gurugram, Haryana, following a long-standing grudge.
Several BJP voters say the Ram temple sentiment may give the ruling party a fillip but are also aware of the herculean task at hand and concede that it is a daunting electoral contest for Dinesh Singh, who lost to Sonia Gandhi in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
The ruling party appears to have worked to a plan, beginning with the weaning away of Congress MLC and MLAs.
Nine of the turncoats were fielded by the BJP and 10 by the Samajwadi Party.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday assured the people of her parliamentary segment that she would take up their problems regarding poor supply of power and drinking water with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
Rahul said there was no development because a different party is ruling UP.
Congress and SP tussle over 10 assembly seats in Amethi and Rae Bareli.
10 women and six minors are among the injured, the officials said.
