Ravi Shankar Prasad go back, RK Sinha zindabad: BJP workers shout slogans at Patna airport
The clash followed the BJP fielding Ravi Shankar Prasad from Bihar's Patna Sahib Lok Sabha seat, replacing rebel BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha. RK Sinha was considered as one of the top contenders for the Bihar seat.
A clash broke out between supporters of Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Rajya Sabha MP RK Sinha at the Patna airport on Tuesday.
A group of BJP workers, believed to be the supporters of RK Sinha, was seen raising slogans at the Patna airport. The supporters were heard chanting, "Ravi Shankar Prasad, go back" in a video released by the news agency ANI. They also hailed their leader and shouted slogans backing RK Sinha.
#WATCH Group of BJP workers protest outside Patna airport, raise slogans "Ravi Shankar Prasad, go back, go back! RK Sinha (BJP Rajya Sabha MP) zindabad, zindabad!" #Bihar #LokSabhaElections pic.twitter.com/mFBHaGdiCD ANI (@ANI) March 26, 2019
The clash followed the BJP fielding Ravi Shankar Prasad from Bihar's Patna Sahib Lok Sabha seat, replacing rebel BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha. RK Sinha was considered as one of the top contenders for the Bihar seat.
There were deliberations at the meeting held on the day before the NDA announced the list of candidates for 39 of the 40 seats in Bihar and the name of Rajya Sabha MP R K Sinha was also discussed for the Patna Sahib seat.
However, BJP on March 23 announced that Ravi Shankar Prasad will contest from Patna Sahib seat, a seat presently held by Shatrughan Sinha.
The BJP and the Janata Dal (United) will contest 17 seats each and the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) six seats in Bihar for the 2019 General elections.