Ace badminton player Saina Nehwal has congratulated Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on BJP's victory in elections to the posts of the district panchayat chief.
Nehwal's tweet prompted a sharp comment from RLD president Jayant Chaudhary who called her 'sarkaari shuttler'.
Chaudhary tweeted, "Sarkaari shuttler recognises BJP skill in smashing peoples' verdict!.
The BJP has claimed to have swept the elections to the posts of the district panchayat chief even as the SP alleged that the ruling party 'kidnapped' voters and used 'force' to stop them from voting.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav accused the BJP of making a mockery of the elections.
The panchayat polls in UP are not held on the party symbol and the state Election Commission did not announce the party affiliation of the winning candidates.