Only BJP errors keeping Congress alive: Arvind Kejriwal

NEW DELHI: Congress is becoming redundant in national politics and is being only kept alive thanks to the many mistakes of the Bharatiya Janata Party government, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal told ET in an exclusive interview where he was severely critical of the Narendra Modi-led saffron party and almost dismissive of the Sonia-Rahul Gandhi-led Congress.

“People don’t see hope in Congress… whatever votes they will get will be from blunders by BJP…maybe BJP can provide a future to Congress… otherwise I don’t see a future,” Kejriwal said.

In a candid and exhaustive interaction with ET, Kejriwal strongly critiqued both the national parties — BJP and Congress — but insisted he has no bigger political ambitions now.

He said BJP was never serious about economic progress and that “promoting divisiveness” is its biggest agenda.

“Vikas was a jumla,” Kejriwal said, referring to BJP’s general elections campaign that was centred around the message of development.