"Those Who Can't Win Elections...": PM's Rajya Sabha Swipe At Sonia Gandhi

PM Modi was in Rajasthan's Jalore to campaign for BJP's Lumbaram Choudhary, who is taking on Congress's Vaibhav Gehlot

In an apparent swipe at Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said "those who cannot win elections have deserted the field" and become Rajya Sabha members from Rajasthan. This comes months after Mrs Gandhi was elected a member of the Upper House of Parliament, unopposed. Before her Rajya Sabha stint, Mrs Gandhi has represented Congress stronghold Rae Bareli in Lok Sabha for two decades. She has also represented Amethi for five years. 

The Prime Minister was in Rajasthan's Jalore to campaign for BJP's Lumbaram Choudhary, who is taking on Congress's Vaibhav Gehlot, son of former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. The Jalore constituency is a BJP stronghold, with the party winning it consistently for two decades.

In today's rally, the Prime Minister questioned if Congress MPs representing Rajasthan in Rajya Sabha raised the state's issues. "The Congress sent a South leader to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. Has he never spoken about Rajasthan? No. You also sent former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Rajya Sabha. He was unwell, but did you see him in Rajasthan? And now, you have saved another leader. Those who cannot fight elections, win elections have deserted the field and come to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan," he said, without naming Mrs Gandhi.