But he answered no questions, diverting them instead to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah, whom he accompanied to the briefing“I am a disciplined soldier. Rumours of a press conference with the Prime Minister started just about an hour before BJP party president Amit Shah was to have one at 3:45 pm. Soon after the media interaction was over, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, who held a parallel press conference, posted a sarcastic tweet. At his own press conference, Gandhi was asked about the PM’s media event. The Prime Minister’s first press conference occurs 4-5 days before the results ...Well, I was told that PM is accompanying Amit Shah in his press briefing.

Source: Hindustan Times May 17, 2019 14:15 UTC