Congress Poll Performance Report

The Congress on Wednesday set up a three-member fact-finding committee to evaluate the party's performance in the recently concluded Gujarat assembly elections and suggest corrective measures.

At a meeting of the Congress Working Committee on Monday morning, interim chief Sonia Gandhi called on her party to "take note of our serious setbacks (and) put our house in order", after yet more disappointing performances in elections

The Congress Working Committee will meet on Monday to assess the party's losses in the state elections amid demands from leaders for serious introspection over its poor performance at the hustings, sources said.

Exit polls predicted today that Delhi has granted Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal a third consecutive term, and the BJP a better performance than last time. Both parties have called internal meetings - the Aam Aadmi Party to discuss security for the Electronic voting Machines and the BJP to discuss the election. The national capital turned out in st...

Congress's Rahul Gandhi, who decided to step down from the position of the party chief after the abysmal performance in the Lok Sabha election, made it clear today that he is sticking to his resolve and would not be involved in the process of the selection of the new party chief.

A day after reports said Sapna Chaudhary, a singer and dancer from Haryana, had joined the Congress, triggering speculation whether she will be fielded by the party in the Lok Sabha elections, the popular performer issued a firm denial.

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) will evaluate the performance of its MPs, both in and outside Parliament, before considering them for renomination for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, party sources said Tuesday.

Congress leaders are ashamed of saying "Bharat Mata Ki Jai", BJP president Amit Shah claimed today. Addressing a rally in Kukshi area of poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, he also asked the opposition party to give details of its performance when it was in power, before asking the BJP to give a report of its four-and-a-half year governance.

A poll of opinion polls that aggregates three surveys ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections, shows the BJP getting 105-106 of the state's 182 seats, well over the halfway mark of 92 the party needs to form government a fifth consecutive time, though nowhere close to the 150-seat target that party chief Amit Shah has set.

Raj Babbar the Congress' Uttar Pradesh chief has offered to resign after the party's disastrous performance in the assembly elections, results which were announced over the weekend. The Congress has won seven of UP's 403 seats, described by party vice president Rahul Gandhi as "a little down."

Launching counter-attack on Nitish Kumar who sought Centre's report card on performance in one year, BJP on Tuesday said the Chief Minister along with 'secular alliance' partner Rashtriya Janata Dal and Congress should furnish account of their work over the past 25 years in Bihar.

At a meeting with all MPs from her party, Sonia Gandhi delivered a forceful message -she asked her party to "expose the Opposition's double-speak" and to "defend and project the government's achievements."

The committee headed by Defence Minister AK Antony to study the Congress' recent poll debacle in five states has submitted its report to party president Sonia Gandhi. The report has recommended that tickets should not be awarded to relatives of leaders for contesting polls.

The Congress on Wednesday set up a three-member fact-finding committee to evaluate the party's performance in the recently concluded Gujarat assembly elections and suggest corrective measures.

At a meeting of the Congress Working Committee on Monday morning, interim chief Sonia Gandhi called on her party to "take note of our serious setbacks (and) put our house in order", after yet more disappointing performances in elections

The Congress Working Committee will meet on Monday to assess the party's losses in the state elections amid demands from leaders for serious introspection over its poor performance at the hustings, sources said.

Exit polls predicted today that Delhi has granted Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal a third consecutive term, and the BJP a better performance than last time. Both parties have called internal meetings - the Aam Aadmi Party to discuss security for the Electronic voting Machines and the BJP to discuss the election. The national capital turned out in st...

Congress's Rahul Gandhi, who decided to step down from the position of the party chief after the abysmal performance in the Lok Sabha election, made it clear today that he is sticking to his resolve and would not be involved in the process of the selection of the new party chief.

A day after reports said Sapna Chaudhary, a singer and dancer from Haryana, had joined the Congress, triggering speculation whether she will be fielded by the party in the Lok Sabha elections, the popular performer issued a firm denial.

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) will evaluate the performance of its MPs, both in and outside Parliament, before considering them for renomination for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, party sources said Tuesday.

Congress leaders are ashamed of saying "Bharat Mata Ki Jai", BJP president Amit Shah claimed today. Addressing a rally in Kukshi area of poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, he also asked the opposition party to give details of its performance when it was in power, before asking the BJP to give a report of its four-and-a-half year governance.

A poll of opinion polls that aggregates three surveys ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections, shows the BJP getting 105-106 of the state's 182 seats, well over the halfway mark of 92 the party needs to form government a fifth consecutive time, though nowhere close to the 150-seat target that party chief Amit Shah has set.

Raj Babbar the Congress' Uttar Pradesh chief has offered to resign after the party's disastrous performance in the assembly elections, results which were announced over the weekend. The Congress has won seven of UP's 403 seats, described by party vice president Rahul Gandhi as "a little down."

Launching counter-attack on Nitish Kumar who sought Centre's report card on performance in one year, BJP on Tuesday said the Chief Minister along with 'secular alliance' partner Rashtriya Janata Dal and Congress should furnish account of their work over the past 25 years in Bihar.

At a meeting with all MPs from her party, Sonia Gandhi delivered a forceful message -she asked her party to "expose the Opposition's double-speak" and to "defend and project the government's achievements."

The committee headed by Defence Minister AK Antony to study the Congress' recent poll debacle in five states has submitted its report to party president Sonia Gandhi. The report has recommended that tickets should not be awarded to relatives of leaders for contesting polls.