Not Rahuls defeat, give him time: Farooq Abdullah

March 04, 2018 08:37

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah has defended Congress president Rahul Gandhi over the party's debacle in the assembly polls in three north-eastern states, stating that the party scion needed some time to deliver results.

The Congress has suffered a humiliating defeat in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura polls.

The BJP wrested Tripura, the last Left bastion, and received an invitation to be a part of the government in Nagaland, while Meghalaya elected a hung assembly.

"I do not think he (Gandhi) has failed. Give him time as he has just become the president (of the Congress party)... It is not his defeat," Abdullah told reporters on the sidelines of a function.

"He (Gandhi) will take time to grow in the organisation. Elections come and go," he said.

Asked about the chances of a Congress revival after back-to-back defeats, the National Conference chief said everyone has revival chances if one worked for the people.

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