Hyderabad, Feb. 26 -- Union Minister of State (Home) and senior BJP leader Bandi Sanjay Kumar has ignited a row by suggesting that if India is to win, one should vote for BJP candidates, and if Pakistan is to win, one should vote for those implied to be against India's interests, indirectly targeting the Congress party.

This provocative statement was made during a press conference in Karimnagar on Tuesday, February 25, where he also challenged Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy to consider the upcoming MLC election results as a referendum on the Congress government's 14-month rule.

On Muslims in the BC reservation category

The senior BJP leader has reiterated the saffron party's opposition to including Muslims in the Backward Class...