All eyes, of course, will be on Congress president Rahul Gandhi. On Thursday, as trends for the Lok Sabha polls showed a landslide win for the Narendra Modi-led BJP, the Gandhi scion accepted responsibility for party’s decimation.
PM Modi on Wednesday in a "non-political" interview to actor Akshay Kumar had claimed that he has many "good friends" in the opposition, including Mamata Banerjee who sends him selected kurtas and sweets every year.
BSP candidate Guddu Pandit abused actor-turned-politician, Raj Babbar on a news channel, unfazed by the Election Commission's censure of Yogi Adityanath, Mayawati, Azam Khan and Maneka Gandhi for making hate speeches.
"Don't trouble Lord Hanuman too much. With a swipe of his tail, the BJP lost elections in three states, Now, their Lanka will be on fire," he told the media on Monday.
"I don't know from where this rumour is doing the rounds. In any case all of us in Congress are party workers, posts and positions are symbolic," said the former actor.