BJP national spokesperson CR Kesavan criticised Congress over its CWC meeting in Bihar's Patna after 85 years. He said, "Congress party is a hopeless, sinking ship and its third-rate election gimmick...is as futile and pointless as polishing silverware on a sinking ship." Kesavan also called Rahul Gandhi's Bihar yatra 'Mahila Badnam Yatra' and demanded an apology to women.