On April 2, the DPAP announced that the former Jammu and Kashmir CM will contest from the Anantnag-Rajouri seat; Saleem Parray announced as replacement.
SP realizes that Owaisi wishes to make inroads into UP by playing the Muslim card even as the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Congress are keen on doing the same.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra questioned the basis of the BJP's claim of reaching more than 400 seats, speculating whether they had tampered with EVMs to anticipate the results in advance.