New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Defending Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's '400 paar ho raha hai' remark, Congress MP Shaktisinh Gohil asserted that the party chief said in a sarcastic manner.

"Kharge ji said that in a sarcastic manner. He said that you keep saying '400 ke paar' but people will decide this and you will not even cross 100 (seats) but BJP fails to understand the sarcasm," Congress MP told ANI on Friday.

Referring to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party election slogan of "abki baar 400 par," Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, humorously remarked on Friday that this time the BJP is poised to surpass 400 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Kharge said in Rajya Sabha, "With a current majority o...