From correspondents in Delhi, India, 05:01 PM IST

Seldom do the websites of political parties name opponents in their campaign material. But the Bharatiya Janata Party has put out an in-your-face ad with a direct attack on Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

'Prime minister of the proud country. Elected by its people or selected by Sonia Gandhi?' asks the ad. The slideshow goes on to say, 'Vote for change. Hold the Congress accountable.'

It also alleges that the Congress inherited a robust economy but left it in tatters.

In the Delhi assembly polls last year, the BJP had taken a similar line on the Congress: 'Mehengi padi Congress (Congress proved a burden).' But it didn't quite work.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)