However, he parried questions on his joining the Cabinet which the Prime Minister had earlier in the day said he would like.
At an impromtu interaction with the media here, Rahul complimented BJP leader L K Advani on giving a "strong fight" in the Lok Sabha polls but said he differed fundamentally with his politics of "changing the secular traditions".
Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi retained the Amethi seat defeating his nearest rival BSP candidate Ashish Shukla by a margin of over 3.7 lakh votes by
Rahul Gandhi secured 4,64,195 votes while BSP candidate Shukla polled 93,997 votes.
