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Rahul cut off from reality, Congress a sinking ship: Jaitley

New Delhi:  BJP leader Arun Jaitley Monday termed the Congress "a sinking ship" and took a dig at Rahul Gandhi, contending the Congress vice president was "completely cut off from reality".In an article on the

The BJP leader accused the Congress leadership of lacking the required charisma and appeal.

"For the Congress even its leadership is proving to be unacceptable. It lacks the charisma and the appeal which is required today. At the end of the day, the Congress goes into the poll without an agenda with inadequate allies and without an effective leadership. If things can go wrong, they surely will go wrong," he said.

Jaitley said Congress allies were deserting the party and no new ally was joining them. He added a large chunk of seats that UPA got in the last election came from Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.

"In Tamil Nadu, the Congress is isolated with a single digit percentage votes. It barely expects to pick up any seat. In Andhra Pradesh, it played the Telangana card not out of conviction but out of vote bank strategy. It has simply become a liability for its candidates in Seemandhra. In Telangana, the TRS has turned its back on the Congress," Jaitley said.

Referring to the BJP's backing of statehood for Telangana and its demand for additional economic package for Seemandhra, Jaitley said the party can go to both the regions "with our heads held high".

"Today, we have a positive prospect of our alliances in both Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh," he said.