"This is no ordinary election. Congress leaders aren't willing to contest because they know that they will be thrown out of power. Several leaders, including Finance Minister Chidambaram, have given excuses for not contesting the polls," he said while addressing a public meeting in Chirag Delhi area here.
Apparently referring to Union Information and Braodcasting Minister Manish Tewari, he said another Congress leader "returned" the ticket citing health reasons.
"Several others are returning their tickets too. This points towards the complicated situation in which the leaders are even refusing to contest the election," Jaitley said.
Exuding confidence that BJP will get a clean majority in the coming elections, the senior leader said there has been a "wave of anger" across the country against both Congress and AAP.
"If Congress continues to be in power, one dollar would be equivalent to Rs 100 and if the new party (AAP) comes to power it might even reach 120," she said.