"Offered Queen, Wanted To Kill King": Ex Ally's Chess Jab At Akhilesh Yadav

Jayant Chaudhary was in Uttar Pradesh's Kairana Lok Sabha constituency to canvass for BJP candidate and sitting MP Pradeep Chaudhary.

Using a chess analogy to take a veiled swipe at former ally Akhilesh Yadav, Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Jayant Chaudhary today said "they were offering us the queen, and wanted to kill the king." Mr Chaudhary, who switched from the Opposition's INDIA bloc to NDA last month, was in Uttar Pradesh's Kairana Lok Sabha constituency to canvass for BJP candidate and sitting MP Pradeep Chaudhary.

Addressing the gathering, he said, "You know me well. You understand my gestures even before the words come to my lips. There should be a strategy in public and political life. That is a leader's job."

"You must be playing chess. There is a move in which the opponent shows that he is weak and then checkmates you. The party we were with wanted to do something like that. They were offering us the queen and wanted to kill the king," he said with a smile. "We have no regrets. They have a responsibility to their party. I have a responsibility to my people."