Group of BJP workers raise slogans against Ravi Shankar Prasad

Patna, Mar 26 A group of BJP workers on Tuesday raised slogans against Ravi Shankar Prasad outside the airport here after he was named the party applicant from Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency.

The workers, reportedly supporters of RK Sinha, raised loud slogans against RS Prasad in challenge of him being named as the competitor from Patna Sahib. They also raised slogans in favour of Sinha who is a BJP MP.

There has been stewing strain in regards to who among Prasad and Sinha would be picked to replace Shatrughan Sinha from Patna Sahib. The actor turned-lawmaker cleared path for Prasad after repeatedly questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is now expected to join Congress.

Shatrughan Sinha 'ouster' from Patna Sahib - a voting public he had won in 2009 and 2014 - implied that the seat was available for grabs. After being named as the BJP applicant from here, Prasad had backed the choice and said that it is where he experienced childhood in and has the option to contest from.

Supporters of Sinha, however, have contended that Prasad had never visited Patna Sahib since expecting more prominent job in the party. They also said that it is their pioneer who has always worked for the people in the constituency and deserves to be given a ticket to contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha election.