Saffron sweep leaves Cong in a bind
On the day the Congress lost Karnataka decisively to the BJP, the excuses have begun. "The Janata Dal (Secular) has fractured our vote and that is the reason for us not doing well," said Prithviraj Chavan, AICC General Secretary. But for a change, the party's state leaders were in no mood for political correctness. From the man who was slated to head the Congress campaign comes a more candid admission.
