Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday described parties like the SP, the BSP and the AAP as "electoral birds" (chunavi chidiya), saying they come during elections and return to Delhi and Uttar Pradesh at the end of the polls.
Addressing an election rally in this assembly segment, Singh said unlike many other parties, the focus of BJP's politics is not just on winning elections and forming a government but its main aim is to take the country on the path of growth and development.
"At the time of elections, parties like SP, BSP and AAP come as electoral birds and as soon as the elections are over, they return back to Delhi and Uttar Pradesh," Singh said in Hindi.
"We do not do vote-bank politics. We do not just do politics to form a government but do politics to build the country and society," he said.