Will be BJP's B-team, says Congress' Rajani Patil on Ghulam Nabi Azad's to be launched party in J-K

After Ghulam Nabi Azad announced that he would form his own party in J&K, AICC in-charge for the Union Territory Rajani Patil said such a party would be the "BJP's B-team".

After Congress veteran politician Ghulam Nabi Azad announced that he would form his own party in his home state of Jammu and Kashmir, AICC in-charge for the Union Territory Rajani Patil said such a party would be the "BJP's B-team".

Rajani Patil made these remarks before her visit to Jammu and Kashmir. She will be on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir starting Monday and will meet Congress leaders of the Union Territory to assess the ground situation.

Asked about Azad's remarks that he would launch a new party soon and that its first unit would be set up in Jammu and Kashmir, Patil said it will be the "BJP's B-team", PTI reported.

On what would be the impact on the Congress in J&K if Azad sets up his own party, Patil said it cannot be ascertained right now what impact will be there.

Slamming Ghulam Nabi Azad, Rajani Patil said, "But what he has done, is there for everyone to see after the party gave him so much."

Earlier, speaking exclusively to India Today after dropping an explosive letter announcing his resignation from the Congress, Ghulam Nabi Azad said he will form his own party in his home state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Rejecting speculation that he would be joining the BJP, Azad said, “I will go to Jammu and Kashmir. I will form my own party in the state, and will check on the national possibility later.”