Published 18:50 IST, March 14th 2022

Post CWC meet, LoP Mallikarjun Kharge repose faith in Sonia Gandhi; "She is our leader"

Mallikarjun Kharge refused to accept that Sonia Gandhi alone was responsible for Congress' dismal defeat during assembly elections in 5 states.

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Speaking on poll drubbing grand old party met with after recently concluded assembly elections in 5 states, senior Congress leer Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday, March 14, asserted that Gandhi family is t only reason behind defeat in states.

Speaking on Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting held yesterday, Leer of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, ted that during meet, all party members told Sonia Gandhi and or members of Gandhi family that y are t only ones to be blamed for loss and ded that every party member, including every state leer and MP, are equally responsible for defeat in Uttarakhand, UP, Goa, Punjab and Manipur.

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"We all told Sonia Gandhi that she alone is t responsible for defeat in 5 states, every state leer and MP is responsible, t Gandhi's family," he said. "We reposed our faith in her, re's question of offering resignation. We all are responsible for defeat in se five states, t just Gandhi family or Sonia Gandhi," he ded.

Kharge repose his faith in Sonia Gandhi: "She is our leer" 

Reposing his faith in current Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge said that re is chance that CWC would seek her resignation as she is ir leer. He furr asserted that meeting discussed forthcoming elections to be held later this year as party gears up to contest under  leership of Sonia Gandhi.

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"She is our leer and we all have faith in her re is question of offering resignation only how to strengn party in coming elections, how should we work that should be our strategy that was discussed in detail. entire situation was discussed and in her leership, we want to go ahe we want to fight against BJP and its ideology. And we want to push our ideology and convince people and I hope that in next coming elections we will be able to do much much better than earlier," Kharge said

Opening up on reason behind CWC meeting spanning out for hours, Kharge said, "When 50 members working committee members CWC members, general secretary in-charge of five states and observers if y will speak naturally meeting will go for 4 to 5 hours."

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With inputs from ANI

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18:50 IST, March 14th 2022