With Congress lawmakers quitting and cosying up to BJP in various states, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan took a dig at them, saying the grand old party was giving a helping hand in the saffron party's membership drive.
"In various states, the people's representatives and leaders of the congress are joining the BJP.Congress has become a party engaged in increasing the membership of the BJP," he said at a function here.
Apparently referring to the mass resignations in Congress in various states, including Karnataka and Goa, Vijayan asked whether a party like that "should remain an orphan without a leader" at a time when the country was going through a very difficult phase.
He said the Congress leadership must be prepared to face the challenges.
Not only during victories, but also during a crisis situation, there is a need to face it and give strong leadership, he said at a function here.