Will review poll performance on Rahul Gandhi's return: Congress

March 20, 2017 23:16

After its poll debacle in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress on Monday said that the party's central leadership will soon review its performance and introspect on the reasons that led to its loss.

"The Congress party under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi will soon meet to review the party's performance in UttarPradesh," party spokesperson P L Punia told reporters.

He said that the UP Pradesh Congress Committee under the presidentship of Raj Babbar met to review the party's performance in the state and dwelt on the reasons that led to such a defeat.

The party has already set in motion the process of reviewing its poll showing with the Pradesh Congress Committee led by Babbar holding a day-long deliberation on Sunday at Lucknow with state leaders.

Sources say party leaders during this meeting cited the delay in announcing the alliance with Samajwadi Party and SP leaders not fully supporting the Congress were some of the reasons that led to the party's defeat in UP.

Incidently, as many as 22 candidates of both the SP and the Congress were contesting from as many seats which was also given as one of the reasons.

The leaders, the sources said, also cited the rout of Bahujan Samaja Party and its complete failure in holding to its votebank and allowing the same to be shifted to Bharatiya Janata Party also led to saffron party's stupendous victory.

Punia said that after this review, a similar review will take place at the national level too, once Rahul returns.

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