Venkatesh Kesari
‘Cong BMC loss due to scams’
Scams, scandals, corruption cases and court strictures were the factors behind the Congress’ debacle in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election. This is the finding of the post-poll survey conducted by the state Congress.
UPA allies silent on mid-term polls
The UPA constituents have been maintaining a studied silence over talk of a proposed new front and mid-term Lok Sabha polls.
Sonia gets first-hand reports
Congress president Sonia Gandhi met AICC general secretaries Digvijay Singh and Birender Singh and CWC members G.S. Charak and Jagmeet Singh Brar individually at the AICC headquarters where she got first-hand reports from them on the humiliating defeats in UP, Punjab and Goa and the party’s “performance” in Uttarakhand.
Sonia says mistakes made, corrective steps expected
Congress president Sonia Gandhi is expected to take “corrective steps” in the organisation soon. An indication to this effect was available after she held one-on-one meetings with AICC officials and leaders in charge of different states here on Wednesday, a day after the party was defeated in the Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Goa Assembly polls.
Loss may compel Cong brainstorming session
The defeat in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election is the Congress’ first major setback since the UPA came to power at the Centre in 2004 and could compel the party to hold a “chintan shivir (brain-storming session)”.
Results boost local players
The results of the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Goa have come as a rude shock for the Congress which was hoping to set the tone for the next general election with a new team.
‘Party decision binding on all’
AICC general secretary Janardhan Dwivedi, also the AICC media department chairman, sought to silence leaders like Mr Beni Prasad Verma who have been articulating “individual” views. “Individuals may have different views, but the decision is that of the party, which is binding on all. It is also true in the case of UP,” Mr Dwivedi said.
Cong averse to UP deals
On the eve of counting of votes after Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and four other states, the Congress said it will form a government (in UP) if it gets a majority or sit in Opposition if it does not.
Power-sharing talks begin in UP circles
Talk of a power-sharing arrangement has begun in the political circles amid exit poll predictions of a hung Uttar Pradesh Assembly.
Though the current mood in the Congress is not to join any body’s g
Power-sharing talks begin in UP circles
Talk of a power-sharing arrangement has begun in the political circles amid exit poll predictions of a hung Uttar Pradesh Assembly.
