Congress party has no other alternative to Rahul Gandhi and that he is the "best one" to lead the party, senior Congress leader Ramnarayan Meena today said.

"Congress party has got no other leader but Rahul Gandhi who can unite the party and bring it to the mainstream. There is no other alternative to Rahul Gandhi in Congress party. He is the next one and best one in the party," Meena said.

The veteran leader, who had been Congress party observer in Punjab, Chattisgarh, Haryana and other states in the past, expressed confidence that the party can retain its previous image only under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi.

"There is no other leader except Rahul to lead the Congress party. He is an accepted leader in the party," he said.

Talking about Priyanka Gandhi, Meena said she can never join Congress party actively as she now belongs to Vadra family. Meena also appreciated former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee saying he is the "real nationalist leader" who paved the way for the Prime Ministerial post for Narendra Modi.

"No other leader in BJP but A B Vajpayee could have paved the way to Prime Ministerial post for Modi," he said.