Varun is the only BJP leader to visit him now and then and has earned his allegiance. A BJP source said that in a poll-bound state, aspiring candidates often tend to put up posters of heavyweights in the hope of gaining their patronage. The hoardings show disgruntled BJP politicians Varun Gandhi, Shatrughan Sinha and Sanjay Joshi, none of whom has a comfortable relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi or party chief Amit Shah. But it's Sultanpur MP Varun who is the star in this cast of dissidents and dominates most of the billboards. Asked for his reaction, BJP general secretary Arun Singh said: "Nobody becomes a leader through posters.

Source: The Telegraph June 11, 2016 20:27 UTC