--- title: "BJP Exploits Ajay Rai Video for Political Le{" description: "Yogi Adityanath and the BJP are turning a viral Ajay Rai video into a political weapon, using the row to undermine Congress's standing across Uttar Pradesh." url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/story/bjp-turns-ajay-rai-video-row-into-a-bigger-political-weapon" --- # BJP Exploits Ajay Rai Video for Political Le{ Yogi Adityanath uses viral clip to attack Congress's credibility. Model DiplomatMay 23, 20263 min readAsia [The Indian ExpressBJP slams UP Congress chief for ‘abusing PM’, he says video fake | Lucknow News - The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/bjp-slams-up-congress-chief-for-abusing-pm-he-says-video-fake-10703600/)[SnehaYogi Attacks Ajay Rai Over his Remarks On PM Modi Says Congress No Longer Worthy Of Seeking Public Forgiveness](https://news.abplive.com/news/india/yogi-attacks-ajay-rai-over-his-remarks-on-pm-modi-says-congress-no-longer-worthy-of-seeking-public-forgiveness-1845468)[Lokmattimes'Indecent and unforgivable': UP CM slams Cong leader Ajay Rai over objectionable remarks against PM Modi - www.lokmattimes.com](https://www.lokmattimes.com/national/indecent-and-unforgivable-up-cm-slams-cong-leader-ajay-rai-over-objectionable-remarks-against-pm-modi/) ## BJP Turns Ajay Rai Video Row Into a Bigger Political Weapon *Yogi Adityanath is using a viral clip to cast Congress as abusive and cornered; Ajay Rai’s “fake” denial shifts the fight to authenticity.* Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister **Yogi Adityanath** has moved fast to convert a social-media clip of Congress state chief Ajay Rai into a wider attack on the party’s political culture, while Rai says the video is fake and AI-generated by BJP workers, according to [The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/bjp-slams-up-congress-chief-for-abusing-pm-he-says-video-fake-10703600/ "indianexpress.com") and [IANS](https://ianslive.in/cong-leader-caught-on-camera-making-filthy-comments-at-pm-modi-bjp-fumes--20260522151803 "ianslive.in"). The immediate fight is over what Rai actually said in Mahoba; the larger fight is over whether the BJP can portray the Congress in **[India](https://modeldiplomat.com/discover/india "modeldiplomat.com")** as unserious, abusive, and politically depleted. ## Why the BJP is pressing the advantage This is not just a language row. The BJP is treating the clip as proof that Congress leaders cannot compete with Modi on governance, so they fall back on personal attacks. Adityanath called Rai’s remarks “indecent, unparliamentary and inexcusable” and said the Congress had reached “frustration” and “mental bankruptcy,” while BJP spokesperson Rakesh Tripathi and IT cell chief Amit Malviya amplified the charge that the party is lowering the level of public debate, according to [The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/bjp-slams-up-congress-chief-for-abusing-pm-he-says-video-fake-10703600/ "indianexpress.com") and [ABP Live](https://news.abplive.com/states/up-uk/ajay-rai-pm-pm-modi-bjp-recalls-past-over-ajay-rai-remarks-against-pm-modi-cm-yogi-reaction-3133881 "news.abplive.com"). That framing matters because it plays directly to the BJP’s strongest asset: discipline. The party does not need to prove the content of the alleged remark to gain political mileage; it only needs the clip to circulate long enough for the insult to become the story. Rai’s denial and threat of a police complaint shifts the dispute into the murkier terrain of digital authenticity, but that may not help him much if the BJP has already fixed the narrative in the public mind. In [Global Politics](https://modeldiplomat.com/discover/general "modeldiplomat.com") terms, this is a classic asymmetry: the governing party sets the terms of outrage, the opposition is left arguing over the evidence. ## Who gains, who loses The BJP gains three things at once. First, it gets a cheap but potent contrast between “development politics” and “abuse politics.” Second, it forces the Congress to defend one local leader rather than prosecute its broader case against Modi. Third, it reactivates the party’s preferred national script: that the Congress is too weak to offer policy and too crude to deserve respect, as echoed by [IANS](https://ianslive.in/cong-leader-caught-on-camera-making-filthy-comments-at-pm-modi-bjp-fumes--20260522151803 "ianslive.in"). The Congress loses more than a single day’s headlines. Rai is not a marginal figure; he is the Uttar Pradesh Congress chief, and UP remains the most consequential political battleground in the country. Even when Congress is trying to talk about jobs, welfare, or institutional accountability, a language row like this pulls attention back to personality and decorum. That helps the BJP keep the debate on turf it prefers, especially in a state where the opposition is still trying to rebuild its organization and credibility. ## What to watch next The next decisive move is whether Rai files the promised police complaint and whether any cyber-forensics effort is launched to test the clip’s provenance. If the video is quickly authenticated, the BJP wins a clean line of attack. If doubts linger, the party still benefits unless Congress can force a faster, credible counter-narrative. Watch two dates and two arenas: the immediate police response in Lucknow, and the next round of political messaging from both sides in Uttar Pradesh. The real question is not whether this row fades — it will — but whether the BJP can use it to harden the view that Congress has no governing message left, only noise. 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