Jaitley questions logic behind Rahul's BJP balloon jibe

“But when reliable institutions conduct opinion polls...  (they) indicate direction of public opinion and today there is clear direction that Narendra Modi is most popular person to become Prime Minister,” he said.

He said the broad direction indicated by opinion polls is that Congress is nose diving to a two digit figure and BJP hopes to reach its highest tally in post-independence history.  

Jaitley also dared Rahul if he can match Modi's rallies with his own and said, “Can he compare the enthusiasm of candidates wanting to fight on a BJP ticket and the reluctance of many to fight on a Congress ticket?”.  

Taking a dig at Finance Minister P Chidambaram's comments that FIIs are re-investing in India because of the steps taken by UPA government, Jaitley said the world over the analysis is that a likely political change with the possibility of Modi-led government at the Centre is creating a new hope in the investors.

“The problem with those who imagine themselves to be the King is that they see success in their failure and a silver-lining in each disaster,” he said.