Mallikarjun Kharge critiques Cong performance at CWC meet, says Maha defeat holds a message
Kharge said the atmosphere was in favour of the Congress during the elections “but the atmosphere being in our favour is not a guarantee of victory”
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday urged party workers to begin preparations for the Delhi and Bihar elections due next year, cautioned that a favourable atmosphere ahead of polls does not always translate into victory and called on leaders to identify local issues important for state elections rather than depending on “nation issues and national leaders”.
The senior leader’s comments came at the first meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) as the party began deliberations on its poor performance in the Maharashtra and Haryana assembly elections.
In his opening speech, Kharge said, “The atmosphere was in our favour during the elections. But just the atmosphere being in our favour is not a guarantee of victory. We will have to learn to convert the atmosphere into results,” and asked the reason for the party not being “able to take advantage of the atmosphere”.
With polls in Delhi and Bihar due next year, the Congress president also emphasised early preparations.
“The recent election results also indicate that we should start our election preparations in the states at least one year in advance. Our teams should be present in the field before time. The first thing we should do is to check the voter lists so that our supporters’ votes remain in the list under all circumstances,” he said.
