Nitin Gadkari To NDTV: Congress Must Accept Defeat In Goa, Why Blame Us?

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, who was behind the hectic round-the-clock meetings in Goa to ensure BJP had the numbers to stake claim, in an exclusive interview to NDTV said the Congress wasted too much time in deciding on a leader. "They had too many MLAs who wanted to lead. The BJP on the other hand wasted no time in negotiations which led them to stake claim to form govt in Goa," he said. He added, Manohar Parrikar's performance as Defence Minister was very good but the party had no choice but to bring him back as Goa Chief Minister.