Rekha Mahajan, wife of the slain BJP leader, Pramod Mahajan, is as upset with BJP for not giving ticket to her daughter, Poonam, in the Lok Sabha elections as she is with her husband’s friends over this. The least Rekha wanted from the selectors was a call before Poonam’s claim was dismissed. In fact, BJP chief Rajnath Singh dismissed the suggestion by Mahajan’s friends that somebody speak to Rekha — Bhabhiji for them — before the list for Mumbai was out. Now, Mahajan’s friends are shy of facing Bhabhiji with the proposal that Poonam should first contest the Assembly elections, due in September-October.
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