RSS top leader Bhaiyaji Joshi meets unhappy BJP MP R K Sinha

RSS general secretary Bhaiyaji Joshi on Wednesday held talks with BJP Rajya Sabha member R K Sinha, in what is being seen as an attempt at damage control ahead of polling at the crucial Patna Sahib seat.

Sinha, who wanted the party ticket for himself or his son Rituraj, which ultimately went to Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, is said to have been upset with the BJP leadership ignoring his claim.

The supporters of Sinha and Prasad had clashed at Patna airport last month when the latter had arrived in the capital city after declaration of his candidature.

The seat is currently held by actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha, who quit the BJP last month and is contesting as the Congress candidate.

The billionaire businessman, who is the founder of the private security solutions provider SIS, enjoys tremendous popularity among the members of his Kayastha caste which has a sizeable presence in the Lok Sabha constituency and to which both the BJP and the Congress ...