I Take Full Responsibility for Congress' Defeat, Prithviraj Chavan Tells NDTV: Highlights

New Delhi: Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan tells NDTV that he takes full responsibility for the Congress' defeat in the Assembly elections.

Following are the highlights of his interview:

• I lead the campaign in Maharashtra, therefore the entire responsibility of poor performance in the state lies with me
• We believe our developmental record would speak for itself; NCP deserted us minutes before the final date of filing
• We had to search for candidates and logistics of it
• Never before a PM has campaigned so aggressively
• It also underlines the fact that there was no Modi wave, he had to use all the state machinery to create the aura of Modi phenomenon
• There was 15 years of Congress rule, charges of corruption against government, tried to correct the situation but couldn't reach ultimate result