India, July 23 -- A violent clash between BJP and Congress workers played out in Patna on Wednesday, leaving many injured, as the BJP took out a procession from the Kurji hospital to the Congress state headquarters, barely a few hundred metres away, to protest Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's sit-in outside the Prime Minister's residence in Delhi a day before.

Supporters of both sides used lathis and attacked each other with stones during the clash, leaving many injured. The police had to resort to lathicharge to disperse the protesters and bring the situation under control.

The BJP has launched a nationwide campaign against Rahul Gandhi's action. Continuing with its protest in Patna, BJP workers tried to gherao the Congress state headqua...