This comes a day after the Congress president said the country’s chowkidar is “weak” and there is “leak” in everything.

“How many leaks? Data leak! Aadhar leak! SSC Exam leak! Election date leak! CBSE papers leak! “There is a leak in everything, the ‘chowkidar’ is weak,” Gandhi said in a tweet that was in both Hindi and English.

"Kya Baat hai @RahulGandhi Ji.. Congress ka Haath, Cambridge Analytica ke Saath!" Smriti Irani tweeted.

The Congress president's comments came after China on Monday asserted that Doklam belongs to it and India should have "learnt lessons" from the stand-off last year.

Former union minister Praful Patel was also present in the meeting.

The Congress had to take down its ‘WithINC' mobile app after the BJP alleged that the party had shared user data with a Singapore-based firm from its official app.

Launching a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said that the Congress president was rattled after his plan to influence the next Lok Sabha election with the help of Cambridge Analytica was “exposed”.

The war of words, started with Congress campaign #DeleteNaMoApp, heated up on Monday on both sides as Rahul Gandhi also tweeted further accusations.

"Rahul Gandhi is so rattled by the Cambridge Analyitca expose that he daily tries to divert attention from it, yesterday it was the judiciary and today it is Namo App," BJP said.

"We are growing decently as an economy, but we are not creating jobs because those who have skills aren't getting access to finance and support," Gandhi said.

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also rejected the Congress' claim that it had never used the services of Cambridge Analytica, and insisted that the opposition party and Gandhi did do it.

"Problem: 39 Indians dead; Govt on the mat, caught lying. Solution: Invent story on Congress & Data Theft. Result: Media networks bite bait; 39 Indians vanish from radar. Problem solved," Gandhi tweeted on Thursday.

Expressing confidence that the ruling party would win the polls because of unity and hard work of its cadres, Gandhi requested the people to bless him with their support as they did to his grandmother.

Rahul Gandhi and his party have been attacking the prime minister and his government over the Doklam issue due to the Chinese build-up there.

Recalling the two warring sides of the epic Mahabharat, Rahul said the BJP, like the Kauravas, fought for power, while his party, on the lines of the Pandavas, battled for truth.

Sitharaman's response came as Rahul recalled the two warring sides of the epic Mahabharat and said that the BJP, like the Kauravas, fought for power, while his party, on the lines of the Pandavas, battled for truth.

Taking the ruling BJP on, Gandhi said the party sought to divert people's attention from issues such as unemployment and farm distress with "fancy events".

BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao on Saturday night said the Congress is incapable of mounting a political challenge against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Addressing the Congress' plenary session here, Siddaramaiah said the upcoming state polls will work as a "big boost" and a "stepping stone" for the party ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.