Jailed RJD leader Lalu Prasad has said that Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s decision to quit, following a demoralizing poll defeat, is ‘suicidal’, according to reports. The Congress won 52 of the 542 seats in the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections while the PM Modi-led NDA notched up 352“Rahul’s offer to resign is suicidal. Lalu Prasad’s RJD, currently headed by son Tejashwi, was decimated in Bihar with the party failing to get even one of the state’s 40 Lok Sabha seats. WATCH | Rahul Gandhi’s resignation rejected by Congress’ top decision-making bodyThe RJD leader in his analysis wrote that Rahul Gandhi quitting would amount to walking into the BJP trap. Also read | CWC not meeting anytime soon, says Congress amid Rahul Gandhi’s insistence on quittingFirst Published: May 28, 2019 11:34 IST

Source: Hindustan Times May 28, 2019 06:00 UTC