BJP denies Irom Sharmila's claims of offering her ticket
BJP national secretary Ram Madhav has denied Manipur activist Irom Sharmila's claims that BJP wanted her to fight on their ticket against CM Okram Ibobi Singh and told her it would cost ₹36 crore. While terming it an "absolute lie", Madhav tweeted, "Our entire election campaign in MANIPUR doesn't cost that much. She should find respectable ways of fighting elections."