On being asked about RPN Singh’s entry in the BJP ahead of the crucial UP polls, Prasada said, “It’s a very happy occasion. I welcome RPN Singh ji to the BJP fold and for that matter under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we are seeing a transformation of New India and anyone who wants to join and contribute to that cause is more than welcome. I have had a great working association with RPN Singh ji and I can say for sure that his contribution, experience, and the hold he has in the region will go long way to strengthen the BJP.”

When asked about whose role is there to convince the top guns of the Congress to quit the party and join BJP, he said, “I really can’t say whose role was there (to make top Congress leaders who were close to Rahul Gandhi to quit the party) and I am not in purview to that information but we can speak for ourselves… It’s about being positive that you want to contribute to the leadership who inspires you. Today, any young person who wants to join politics gets inspired by PM Narendra Modi. That’s what the BJP believes in.”

The BJP leader was then asked as to what are the issues going on in the Congress which led to resigning of him and other top leaders in the recent times. To this, he said that the grand old party failed to connect with the people and has no plans, visions or suggestion to improve the functioning of the party.

“I really can’t say what’s going wrong there (Congress). When I left I realized that the disconnect between the people and the Congress party has become so much that it’s become very difficult for the person to contribute the cause and take up people’s issues. That organization doesn’t deliver. I was inspired by the leadership of the Prime Minister. Only PM Modi talks about nation-building and taking India forward. I can only see a negative attitude in the Congress. There is no plans, visions or suggestion. I only see criticisms there (in Congress) and try to pull things down which I don’t think people of India will accept,” he asserted.