NEW DELHI: Sparking another political war of words, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the 2014 Lok Sabha elections will be a contest between BJP and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). "Upcoming Lok Sabha elections will be a contest between BJP and AAP , the Congress will not be a factor," Kejriwal said.Reacting to his statement, Smriti Irani of BJP said, "Mr Kejriwal has become the Chief Minister of Delhi, but he must realise that after the 2014 elections, BJP will come to power and Narendra Modi will be the Prime Minister."Both AAP and BJP slammed Congress and Rahul Gandhi. On the issue of the possible annointment of Rahul as Congress's Prime Ministerial candidate, Shazia Ilmi of AAP said, "Rahul Gandhi's reluctance stems from some deep existential crisis."Irani on her part also cricised Rahul saying, "Rahul Gandhi knows that if it comes to a contest between him and Narendra Modi, the Gujarat CM will win hands down." "Rahul Gandhi does not have the courage to openly name Narendra Modi & he is a challenge for his own party, not the BJP," Irani slammed.However, contrary to common perception, ET on Wednesday reported that Rahul Gandhi is unlikely to be announced as Congress's prime ministerial candidate on January 17 or any time soon."The big, immediate change in Congress is not Rahul's elevation but his sister, Priyanka Gandhi, taking a far larger and critical role in the party, including greater involvement in national electoral planning. But she will not take a formal post in the party even as her political work extends beyond helping her brother and mother manage their constituencies," said the ET report.Key Congress leaders at senior and critical strategy-making positions in the party told ET, on the condition they not be identified, that "thinking at the highest level" is not in favour of announcing Rahul Gandhi as the PM candidate any time soon. If there's a rethink, these leaders said, it can always be "done later". They also said Priyanka Gandhi playing a larger strategic and planning role is a key part of Congress' 2014 strategy. Her involvement has been going up since the assembly elections, a Congress leader said, and it will go up even more, he added.