Sibal said the BJP always tries to gain a foothold in states where its presence is limited and afterwards "dumps" its allies.
'I will not talk to people who call me a liar. I will not tolerate this,' the Sena chief said.
"Peace and harmony is the only way forward to ensure a prosperous future," Dr Singh said.
The polling for the sixth phase on May 12 covers 6 states and one Union Territory.
In this COVID-19 phase, the BJP leveraged its pre-eminence again to tip the power scales in its favour and relegate its allies in the National Democratic Alliance to a lesser position. Radhika Ramaseshan reports.
'They will not get more than two seats in Haryana if elections are held now.'
The elections in this phase are seen as a big test for the Bharatiya Janata Party
From President Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit to Rahul and Varun Gandhi, at least 50 parliamentary constituencies will be contested by 'sons and daughters' of politicians of various parties during the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
The JMM-Cong-RJD alliance won 47 seats in 81-member assembly while the incumbent BJP managed to win only 25 seats. CM Das lost his seat to a party rebel despite giving the first full-term government to the state.
This crisis requires political sophistication and governance skills. This BJP has neither, observes Shekhar Gupta.
'Since the rise of the Modi-Shah paradigm, the BJP has followed a simple formula.' 'Sweep the Hindi heartland and the two big Western states, and you can rule India with a majority by just adding some little bits on the platter from here and there,' points out Shekhar Gupta.
'You have to work for the development of the people; stay connected with them; be available for your voters so they can come to you for redressal of their problems and don't rely on the brand equity of the central government.'
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
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