Patna Sahib's Congress candidate Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday, 4 May, said just as he stood by his wife and rival Samajwadi Party nominee from Lucknow, Poonam Sinha will discharge her 'patni dharma' and accompany him to his constituency later this month.
"I have done my ‘pati dharma' (duty as a husband), she will also play her `patni dharma' once polling in Lucknow is over," the actor-turned-politician known for his one-liners told PTI in an interview.
While polling in Lucknow is on 6 May, it will take place in Patna Sahib on 19 May, the last phase of the elections.
Though contesting from a rival party, Shatrughan Sinha was present along with Poonam Sinha when she filed her nomination papers as an SP candidate and held a roadshow in Lucknow.
This did not gone down well with Congress candidate Pramod Krishnan, who took strong exception to a leader from his own party canvassing for a rival.
Pramod Krishnan tweeted his displeasure after Sinha attended an election meeting here on Thursday with SP president Akhilesh Yadav.