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Post-election blues:

Bihar results spark crisis in

Congress amid demands of reform

Kapil Sibal faces criticism as he demands a fresh review of the defeat in Bihar

Our Bureau
New Delhi

fter facing defeat in Bi-
har assembly elections
Aand by-elections, a
meeting of the special commit-
tee to assist Congress interim
president Sonia Gandhi took
place on Tuesday. This meeting
happened at a time when the
issue of review in Congress has
been emerging after the defeat
in the elections.
Kapil Sibal, one of the 23
Congress leaders who wrote
a letter to Sonia Gandhi a few
months ago to demand reforms
in the party, has demanded a
fresh review of the defeat, after
which he has come under fire
from fellow Congress leaders.
From Rajasthan Chief Min-
ister Ashok Gehlot to Del-
hi Congress president Anil Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pays floral tribute to the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 103rd birth
Chaudhary, Congress leaders anniversary at shakti sthal, in New Delhi on thursday. (ANi)
are targeting Sibal for raising
questions. Sibal had, in an interview with interim president of the Con- RJD and the Left parties was
Hitting out at Kapil Sibal for a leading daily newspaper, ad- gress, Sonia Gandhi on organi- more than 50 per cent where-
his remarks over the Congress’ vocated the need for introspec- zational and operational mat- as the Congress could win only
dismal performance in the Bi- tion within the party in light of ters. 19 seats out of 70 seats it con-
har polls and by-elections, par- the results of the Bihar Legisla- Ahmed Patel, KC Venugo- tested.
ty leader Adhir Ranjan Chow- tive Assembly elections and the pal, AK Antony, Ambika Soni, Congress got only nine seats
dhury has said that speaking Madhya Pradesh by-polls. Mukul Wasnik, Randeep Sur- out of 28 in Madhya Pradesh
without doing anything doesn’t “Had Kapil Sibal gone to jewala are its members. The by-election. The Congress
mean introspection. Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, important thing is that due to could not win a single seat in
“Kapil Sibal spoke about he could have proved that ill health, Ahmed Patel is ad- the by-elections in two assem-
this even earlier. He seems to what he is saying is correct and mitted to the hospital. Despite bly seats in Karnataka and
be very concerned about the that he strengthened the po- this, questions are being raised eight assembly seats in Gujarat.
Congress party and the need sition of Congress. Mere talk about whether a new storm is Congress performance was
for introspection. But we didn’t will achieve nothing. Speaking coming inside the Congress. also disappointing in UP where
see his face in elections in Bi- without doing anything doesn’t The Congress is being Priyanka Gandhi is in-charge.
har, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar mean introspection,” Chowd- blamed for the defeat of the RJD leaders have also
Pradesh, or Gujarat,” Chow- hury said. Grand Alliance in the recently raised questions over Congress
dhury told reporters on Tues- In August, a Special Com- concluded Bihar elections. In
day. Congress leader Kapil mittee was formed to assist the the alliance, the success rate of Continued at next page... >>

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