Senior Congress leader and ex-Member of Parliament Tariq Hameed Karra on Saturday said Ghulam Nabi Azad’s exit from the Congress was “under a design to fragment franchise”.
“A new entity is being floated to fragment franchise. Everyone knows who will benefit from it. There is already a public perception that the BJP will benefit out it,” Mr. Karra said.
Mr. Karra said the things in Congress for Mr. Azad started changing soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made it clear that he “will not be wasted” and “will soon be appointed for a special mission”.