'Unable to win on its own': Congress faces barbs from allies for ignoring INDIA parties in assembly elections

NEW DELHI: The Congress, which had ignored its INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) allies right through the assembly elections, is now at the receiving end of their barbs after the grand old party's humiliating show in the three key states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan..

JD(U) spokesperson K C Tyagi said the results of assembly polls in the three states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan are a defeat of the Congress and a win for the BJP, noting that the opposition INDIA bloc was missing in the elections..

The Congress never invited or consulted any of its allies in the INDIA bloc even though socialist parties have historically had a presence in these states, he said, attacking the party's leadership of calling off a proposed rally on the. opposition alliance. in Bhopal in the run up to the elections...

Neither could they save Chhattisgarh, nor win back Madhya Pradesh nor could they win in Rajasthan again," he said.. Speaking on the performance of the Congress in Madhya Pradesh, Abdullah said that the Congress should have given some seats to its INDIA bloc partner, Samajwadi Party to contest...

Let's see," he said.. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said that the outcome of the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections would have been different had the Congress shared some seats with constituents of the INDIA bloc...

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