India, Oct. 28 -- Congress's reference to its leader Rahul Gandhi as 'Jan Nayak' seems to be the latest its flashpoint with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which has slammed the mention, a title historically associated with socialist icon and former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur, saying the leader as well as his INDIA bloc colleague Tejashwi Yadav are not even 'layak' (capable).

Congress on Monday shared a post featuring Rahul Gandhi on its X handle, captioning it "Jan Nayak" or people's leader.

Not just did Congress's shoutout to Rahul Gandhi invite BJP's barb, the Jan Nayak reference seems to have even led to a disagreement within the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) whose Tejashwi Yadav - also the chief ministerial candidate for th...