CR Kesavan, left, and Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: BJP national spokesperson CR Kesavan on Saturday attacked the Congress in Tamil Nadu and alleged that the party was facing “deep divisions” after MP Jothimani publicly raised concerns over the lack of transparency in constituency selection ahead of the 2026 assembly elections.In a post on Twitter, Kesavan said the developments reflect a larger pattern within the party and also took a dig at the DMK-Congress alliance in the state.“Rahul Gandhi’s Congress is a badly divided house and is in complete disarray in Tamil Nadu. His party MPs from TN are now publicly attacking the Congress leadership for not having transparency. There is a definite pattern to this. Rahul Gandhi’s key man in the Bihar elections was cornered by Congress workers for allegedly selling tickets. This is why the compromised Congress has lost its credibility among the people across the country. The opportunistic DMK-Congress alliance has disintegrated, and the misgovernance of the disaster model DMK government, which has been one of the worst governance in the history of Tamil Nadu, will be unequivocally rejected by the people in the coming elections,” the BJP leader wrote.Kesavan’s comments came after Jothimani publicly questioned the Congress party’s constituency selection process, alleging that the decisions were taken in a “highly secretive manner” and that the welfare of the party was compromised.“There is absolutely no transparency in the constituency selection of the Congress Party. Our view that constituency selection should be done only after transparency and extensive discussion has not been accepted by the responsible leaders. Everything happened in a highly confidential manner. The welfare of the Congress Party has been completely compromised. It is heartbreaking to see some people, who did not even bother to pluck a feather from the decades-old hard work of genuine Congress Party workers like us for the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee, now Selling it,” Jothimani wrote on X.He also warned that if the same approach is adopted during candidate selection, the party may have to face serious consequences in Tamil Nadu.“In the face of this terrible situation, no one can remain silent without raising questions. There are not only responsible leaders, state presidents and legislative party leaders in the party. It is the emotions and hard work of lakhs of workers that makes the party. After the list is released, we can discuss it in detail.” If candidate selection is also going to be done with this sales approach, then no one can save the Congress party in Tamil Nadu.“This political development comes as the DMK alliance continues preparations for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has announced that its ‘rising sun’ symbol will contest elections in around 175 constituencies in the state.So far, the DMK alliance has allocated seats to nine parties, including Congress (28), MDMK (4), IUML (2), MMK (2), KMDK (2), CPI (5), CPM (5), VCK (8), and DMDK (10). A total of 66 seats have been allotted to the allies, of which seven will be contested under the DMK symbol.With the expected remaining allocation, the DMK will directly contest 168 seats, while ally candidates on seven seats will also contest under the Rising Sun symbol, making a total of 175 seats under the DMK symbol.Tamil Nadu will go to polls in a single phase on April 23 and counting of votes will take place on May 4.