Results of assembly polls opposite to hope,Congress

The Congress has said, the results of the Assembly Elections are opposite to the hope of the party. Briefing media in New Delhi, party spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said, it was expected that Congress will perform better in Uttrakhand, Goa and Punjab, but party has failed to get the clear mandate of the people. Talking about the result of Punjab, Surjewala said, the people have given their vote for change in the State. He gave his best wishes to the Aam Aadmi Party and Arvind Kejriwal. On the poll result in Uttar Pradesh, he said, Congress has become successful in reviving the party at ground level, but failed to get votes. He said, party fought hard in Uttarakhand and Goa, but failed to get the clear mandate. He said, Congress will learn from this verdict and continue to work at the field level.

Former Union Minister Ashwani Kumar called the election results a "moment of reckoning" and said they marked the endgame for the Congress. The Congress scored a humiliating 0/5 in the state elections from Uttar Pradesh to Goa, and lost one of the few states it held in Punjab. Senior leader Rahul Gandhi said the party will learn from these election results. Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said the party could not avoid change if it wanted to revive its fortunes.