Kolkata: Congress does not have any credible alternative to challenge the BJP, party leader Smriti Irani claimed on Monday and said Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has become a challenge for his own party after its consecutive defeats.
"In Uttar Pradesh elections too the Gandhi family had to lose. Congress may declare it prime ministerial candidate. But one thing is for sure that Congress has to taste defeat in the hands of BJP-led by Narendra Modi," Irani, Vice President of BJP, said.
"If they (Congress) had any alternative they would have declared it by now. They don't have any credible alternative, which is proven by the fact that Sonia Gandhi is yet to declare the PM candidate and has adopted a wait and watch policy," she said.
Irani said Congress spokespersons while speaking on the poll debacle in three states yesterday, did not clarify whether this debacle was due to political functioning of Rahul Gandhi.
"Yesterday none of the Congress spokesperson while speaking answered the question whether this defeat was due to Rahul Gandhi's style of functioning. This was because they know it very well that Rahul Gandhi himself has become a challenge for the party," she said.
Irani said while media has been talking about BJP's victory in the Assembly polls in the four states, none in it was talking about how Rahul Gandhi has failed 'continuously'.
Referring to the hung assembly outcome in Delhi, where BJP fell five short of majority, she said: "In politics what matters is number of seats. We (BJP) have come up as the single largest party in New Delhi. The next decision will be taken in discussion by our parliamentary party board."
Asked whether 'Modi magic' had failed in Delhi, the BJP Vice President said Modi had in his campaigns always talked of Congress-free India and the people had dreamt of it. "Yesterday's result was reflection of such an India."
When about a likely alliance with erstwhile ally Trinamool Congress, Irani said the decision would be taken by BJP's parliamentary party board.
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