On Monday, Roshan Baig, a senior leader of the Congress party, dropped hints of quitting the party, and humbly appealed to Muslims compromise to compromise with the situation, if NDA returns to power. "Well if NDA is coming back to power, I humbly appeal to Muslim brothers to learn to compromise with the situation," he told a section of media here.

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Asked if that means Muslims should join hands with BJP, Baig said if need arises, they must as the Congress had given just one ticket to a Muslim leader in Karnataka. "If needs be, (Muslims) must join hands. We must not remain loyal to one party. What happened to Muslims in Karnataka? The Congress gave just one seat," he blurted.

He also indicated that he was not averse to the idea of quitting the Congress at this juncture. "Why not? What is wrong if I join the BJP or any other party? This party has insulted me. I am very conscious about my self esteem. I do not allow people to disrespect me in any way. I do not like to stay in a place where my self-respect is hurt," he said cryptically in response to a question during an interaction on an Urdu news channel here.

When asked if he will quit Congress in upcoming days, he said if needs be, he would do it. "If needs be, I will do it because we (Muslims) cannot remain in a party with disgrace. We live our lives with grace and dignity. Where we will not get respect, we will not want to remain there. If someone makes us sit with love and affection, we will sit with them," he said.

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