"It Is Only When They...": UP Congress Chief On Rumours of Joining BJP

Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai challenged PM Modi in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections from the Varanasi parliamentary constituency but was trounced on both occasions.

Dismissing speculations that he could be the next prominent face in the Congress to dump the grand old party and join the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the party's UP president Ajay Rai said on Tuesday the latter only makes such claims when it is 'worried' or 'anxious'. मैं फिर कहूँगा भाजपा के लोग भ्रम में न रहे काशी में लड़ाई चौकस होगी और चौचक होगी …. pic.twitter.com/w1rOQojVFt

Speaking to media persons on Tuesday, the Congress leader, who has been pitted once again against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Mr Rai said, "It seems those in the BJP are not getting enough work these days and have nothing else to involve themselves with. It is only when they get worried or anxious that they make such claims."

In a video clip that he shared on his official X handle, the Congress state chief added, "This is a party that, by way of habit, picks on leaders in the Opposition and tries to dent their political and social image as well as standing. We are all Congress workers and will forever remain so."