'There is one sector which is overlooked. And that is the middle and upper middle class.'
Biju Janata Dal founding member and six-time Cuttack Lok Sabha MP Bhartruhari Mahtab joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in New Delhi on Thursday, dealing a big blow to the Odisha's ruling party ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
On being asked what Varun Gandhi would do now, she replied, "Ask him what he wants to do. We will consider this after the elections. There is time."
Likening Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the character of an arrogant king, 'ahankari raja', from stories of yore, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said he is unable to understand that the 'jawan' who has kept the country safe is also the son of a farmer.
"The remarks made about Gandhiji or Nathuram Godse are very bad and very wrong for society," he said.
The meeting is believed to be called to chalk out the strategy of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha on Monday.
Can see growth, especially in women's table tennis in India: Manika Batra on UTT
Apart from Kohli, many cricketers and other sports personalities have also extended their congratulatory messages to PM Modi, who is now set to start his second term as PM.
