"Words like mob lynching and cow vigilantism were not in our discourse till five years ago. "At a pan-India level, the Congress is the only party that can challenge and defeat the BJP. "The BJP's attempt to divert people's attention from real issues of livelihood and employment and focusing on religion, mandir-masjid or redefining nationalism (will not work)...nationalism is in our blood. "There is a wave of change across India and in certain states the BJP will not open its account. In states where it had got maximum seats, it is going to lose a majority of them.

Source: Economic Times May 05, 2019 08:26 UTC