Chandigarh, July 12 -- Punjab BJP leader Fatehjung Singh Bajwa has taken a dig at the Congress over reports of differences in the party, saying "given the current situation in Punjab, the Congress is no longer even in the race" in the next year's assembly polls.

He said it will be "an achievement for Congress if it retains the 18 seats".

"I have been in the Congress. The Congress is a party that faces no threat from external enemies. Its own members tear each other apart. Given the current situation in Punjab, I believe the Congress is no longer even in the race...I feel it would be a significant achievement if they could simply retain the 18 seats they previously held," Bajwa told ANI.

"It is not the opposition saying this; it is Cong...