"Needs Support For Dynastic Goals": BJP Mocks Congress On Opposition Meet

Taking a dig at the Congress, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra said it has been reduced to a "virtual party"

Taking on the Congress over a meeting of Opposition leaders called by its president Sonia Gandhi, the BJP today said the party has now been reduced to a fringe element in national politics and needs the help of others to achieve its own dynastic goals. Ms Gandhi held a virtual meeting with the leaders of 19 political parties, including the chief ministers of some Opposition-ruled states, to boost Opposition unity and evolve a common strategy to take on the BJP-led NDA in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Taking a dig at the Congress, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra said it has been reduced to a "virtual party", which not only conducts virtual meetings but "literally exists only on the virtual platforms alone". Asserting that the people of the country can see through the "much-hyped" Opposition unity, he said, "The Congress today has been reduced to a fringe element in national politics. The country had long lost its faith in the Congress. Today, it appears that the Congress has finally lost faith in itself and needs the help of other parties to achieve its own dynastic goals."