Vajpayee's niece Karuna Shukla says, Atal, Advani era in BJP has ended

The Congress candidate from Bilaspur Lok Sabha constituency, Shukla, daughter of Vajpayee's elder brother, alleged she felt “miserable” in the Chhattisgarh party unit under the leadership of Chief Minister Raman Singh and that BJP treated her “badly.”

To a question, she quipped though BJP did not treat her well, it may give proper treatment to Ram Kripal Yadav, a former close aide of RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav who has been given ticket by the saffron outfit from Pataliputra, and veteran leader Jagdambika Pal, who recently quit Congress amid speculation that he was warming up to BJP.

In the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, Congress won only one seat from Chhattisgarh, but Shukla expressed confidence that this time the party will win at least four seats.