Cong’s press briefing deferred; BJP takes jibe says,'it's better not to spread lies in morning'

New Delhi, Mar 22: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday took to Twitter to take a jibe at the Congress' announcement to postpone its special press conference to 1pm.

Taking to Twitter, BJP tweeted,''It seems Rahul Gandhi can't wake up in the morning. Anyway, it's better not to spread lies in the morning :).''

Congress national president Rahul Gandhi will now address a press conference at the party headquarters in Delhi on Friday. It was earlier scheduled at 10:15 am.

The Congress is likely to release the list of candidates contesting Lok Sabha elections 2019 from Karnataka today.

Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party had released its first list of 184 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections that will begin from April 11 and end on May 19. The counting of votes will take place on May 23. The list was announced by Union health minister JP Nadda.