Sharma said he felt “hurt and insulted” on being denied the party ticket but maintained that BJP was “different from other political parties on the basis of policies, philosophy and principles”.
Posters in Madhya Pradesh also display a photograph of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan while party's founders Shyama Prasad Mukherjee and Deen Dayal Upadhyaya as well as Vajpayee and Advani were eclipsed.
State Congress leaders, however, don't agree with BJP's argument and said the trend goes to show how the party treats its veterans.
“This is the problem with Modi. It appears that now only Modi is left in the BJP. That shows how the party has treated its seniors.
He has no respect for them or their contribution,” state Congress' newly-appointed chief spokesman, KK Mishra, told PTI.
