Today's Election Brief: Priyanka Gandhi's U-turn over fielding weak candidates backfired
Priyanka Gandhi's statement over fielding weak candidates to ensure they cut into BJP's vote seems to have backfired and how. After Maya tore into Priyanka for hinting at a tacit understanding, BJP's Arun Jaitley claimed that cong has now turned into a fringe party and is not a serious player. Earlier, Mayawati had slammed Priyanka for claiming that the Cong's intention in some seats was to cut BJP's votes, Maya claimed that both BJP and congress are two sides of the same coin Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav also lashed out at the congress in-charge for eastern up claiming that he doesn't believe such statements.