<p>Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday said the party’s performance in the recently-concluded Assembly elections was “very disappointing” and said it would be reviewed at the meeting of the working committee shortly.</p>.<p>Congress sources said the meeting of the Congress Working Committee was likely to be held on Monday, May 10.</p>.<p>Addressing a meeting of the Congress Party in Parliament (CPP), Gandhi said the party must draw appropriate lessons from this setback in a spirit of “humility and honesty”.</p>.<p>In the recently-held Assembly elections, Congress failed to dislodge the BJP and the Left Democratic Front in Assam and Kerala respectively and drew a blank in West Bengal where it had allied with the Left Front against the ruling Trinamool Congress and BJP.</p>.<p>“Most unfortunately, our own performance in all the states was very disappointing and if I may say, unexpectedly so,” she said in a virtual meeting of the CPP to discuss the Covid-19 situation across the country.</p>.<p>“The CWC is meeting shortly to review the results, but it goes without saying that we as a party collective must draw the appropriate lessons from this setback in a spirit of humility and honesty,” Gandhi said.</p>.<p>At the meeting, a couple of MPs tried to raise the issue of the recent election results, but were told that the meeting was exclusively for Covid-19 situation.</p>.<p>After Delhi and Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal will be the third Assembly where the Congress does not have a single MLA.</p>.<p>A section of the leaders is upset at the failure of the Congress’s performance, particularly in Kerala and Assam where it was in direct contest with its opponents.</p>.<p>A section of the leaders was also unhappy with the decision to join the coalition with AIUDF in Assam and Indian Secular Front in West Bengal.</p>.<p>Congress had declared that it would study the results diligently and do appropriate course correction.</p>.<p>The party had refrained from commenting on the Assembly elections and instead chose to focus on dealing with the Covid-19 situation unfolding across the country.</p>
<p>Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday said the party’s performance in the recently-concluded Assembly elections was “very disappointing” and said it would be reviewed at the meeting of the working committee shortly.</p>.<p>Congress sources said the meeting of the Congress Working Committee was likely to be held on Monday, May 10.</p>.<p>Addressing a meeting of the Congress Party in Parliament (CPP), Gandhi said the party must draw appropriate lessons from this setback in a spirit of “humility and honesty”.</p>.<p>In the recently-held Assembly elections, Congress failed to dislodge the BJP and the Left Democratic Front in Assam and Kerala respectively and drew a blank in West Bengal where it had allied with the Left Front against the ruling Trinamool Congress and BJP.</p>.<p>“Most unfortunately, our own performance in all the states was very disappointing and if I may say, unexpectedly so,” she said in a virtual meeting of the CPP to discuss the Covid-19 situation across the country.</p>.<p>“The CWC is meeting shortly to review the results, but it goes without saying that we as a party collective must draw the appropriate lessons from this setback in a spirit of humility and honesty,” Gandhi said.</p>.<p>At the meeting, a couple of MPs tried to raise the issue of the recent election results, but were told that the meeting was exclusively for Covid-19 situation.</p>.<p>After Delhi and Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal will be the third Assembly where the Congress does not have a single MLA.</p>.<p>A section of the leaders is upset at the failure of the Congress’s performance, particularly in Kerala and Assam where it was in direct contest with its opponents.</p>.<p>A section of the leaders was also unhappy with the decision to join the coalition with AIUDF in Assam and Indian Secular Front in West Bengal.</p>.<p>Congress had declared that it would study the results diligently and do appropriate course correction.</p>.<p>The party had refrained from commenting on the Assembly elections and instead chose to focus on dealing with the Covid-19 situation unfolding across the country.</p>
