A list of biggest party-hoppers this Lok Sabha season

While some like Udit Raj have quit over non-issuance of tickets, others like Priyanka Chaturvedi switched sides over bad treatment in the party.

Priyanka Chaturvedi (Congress to Shiv Sena): Chaturvedi decided to quit the Grand old Party after it reinstated her alleged harassers. (Picture credit | PTI)

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27 Apr 2019, 11:02 am

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Shatughan Sinha (BJP to Congress): 'Shotgun' Sinha jumped from incumbent BJP to the rival Congress earlier in April. Even as a BJP MP, he was critical of the party and was expected to call it quits anytime. (Picture credit | EPS)

Kirti Azad (BJP to Congress): The Darbhanga MP joined joined Congress after parting ways with BJP. Azad also had a fall out with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley after which he was suspended. (File photo | EPS)

Nana Patole (BJP to Congress): The Maharashtra strongman resigned from the saffron party and joined the Congress ahead of the polls. He took on BJP heavyweight Nitin Gadkari from Nagpur in the 2019 elections. (File photo | PTI)

Savitri Bai Phule (BJP to Congress): The MP from Bahraich alleged that BJP was trying to create a rift in the society. (File photo | PTI)

Tom Vadakkan (Congress to BJP): Once a close aide of the Gandhis, Vadakkan quit Congress and joined the BJP. He blamed the dynastic politics in Congress for his exit. (File photo | EPS)

Udit Raj (BJP to Congress): The Dalit leader (centre) switched his alliance to the Grand Old Party. The sitting MP from North West Delhi was miffed over not getting a ticket. (File photo | PTI)

Jay Panda (Biju Janta Dal to BJP): Jumped and crossed over to BJP from the Navin Patnaik-led BJD. Alleged he was not able to curb the goons in the party. (File photo | PTI)

Jaya Prada (RLD to BJP): Actress-turned-politician, Jaya Prada, who, once competed neck-to-neck against Bollywood superstar Sridevi, joined BJP recently after being associated with RLD. She contested from Rampur and took on SP heavyweight Azam Khan. (File photo | PTI)

Malloth Kavitha (Congress to TRS): The former Congress leader joined TRS after her loss in Assembly polls. (File photo | EPS)

Ashok Kumar Doharey (BJP to Congress): Doharey was apparently miffed at his former party after his seat went to Agra MP Ram Katheria. (Picture courtesy |INC Twitter handle)

Konda Vishweshwar Reddy (TRS to Congress): Reddy wrote a three-page letter to his former party before jumping to Congress. (File photo | PTI)

Nama Nageshwar Rao (TDP to TRS): Rao quit Telugu Desam Party to join Telangana Rashtra Samithi hours before the latter released its list of candidates. (File photo | EPS)