He also noted that the party leadership at all levels needed to "speak in one voice" to emerge as a credible alternative.
The party's national council passed a political resolution saying the Congress-led UPA government had forfeited the mandate to govern and the BJP could give a new direction to the country."The nation is at the crossroads. The Congress-led UPA has clearly forfeited its mandate to govern," Joshi said.
He claimed the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance had provided the "best government" from 1998 to 2004.
