"Mischief": Congress's Anand Sharma Rejects Reports Of Joining BJP

Anand Sharma and Ghulam Nabi Azad were the biggest names to be skipped from the Congress Rajya Sabha list.

Congress leader Anand Sharma, dropped from the party's Rajya Sabha list, today dismissed reports that he will join the BJP and blamed it on "political mischief".

"News of my joining BJP is political mischief," Anand Sharma told NDTV, firmly denying any switch. 

Anand Sharma and Ghulam Nabi Azad were the biggest names to be skipped from the Congress Rajya Sabha list, which has drawn criticism and anger from the ranks.