Convergence of opposition parties has led to panic in BJP: Congress

The Congress Monday claimed the next Lok Sabha election will be a fight between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India and that the convergence of opposition parties has led to panic in the BJP.

Reacting to HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar's statement on Sunday that there would be "anarchy" without Modi at the helm of governance, Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said it was BJP's "arrogance" that Union ministers were talking such things.

"This is going to be a fight of Modi versus India... The arrogance of PM Modi and the BJP, who claim there'll be anarchy if they are not in power, is in fact a display of fear and nervousness," he told reporters.

Javadekar had also said that there was no alternative to Modi and the gathering of opposition parties in Kolkata was aimed only at ousting the prime minister.

"All this is done because there is genuine terror in the hearts and minds of the BJP... The genuine terror arises from the unprecedented rainbow coalition," Singhvi said, two days after more than 20 political parties gathered in Kolkata in a show of unity against the BJP government at the Centre.

The Saturday rally was organised by TMC chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

On Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy saying that Banerjee has all the capability to become the prime minister, Singhvi said, "I do not think Mr. Kumaraswamy means what you are trying to imply.

"The matter of prime ministership is deliberately a red-herring created by the BJP. We have many PMs but we all have a very-very strong discipline amongst us common objective which will enable decision of prime ministership."