Balram Yadav at sea as media questions his party-hopping

Prabhu Dayal Kathiria, a BJP leader, who also joined the Congress, met the same fate. Reporters wanted to know why Yadav had left the Congress and why he had returned now after having fought the last LS poll on the BJP symbol.

Someone asked him why he left the SP in between. A reporter was a little too pointed. ‘‘How many parties have you changed?’’ he asked. Yadav’s answer that he was drawn to Congress by Sonia Gandhi’s leadership had no takers. Reporters sought to know why he quit SP to join BJP even though Sonia led the Congress then.

Chaturvedi quickly fielded Kathiria. Reporters asked him what made him shift from BJP to Congress. He said: ‘‘BJPwalas are neither loyal to Ram nor Rahim.’’

Soon Chaturvedi brought the proceedings to an end.