DS takes responsibility for election loss

Pradesh Congress Committee President Mr. D. Srinivas on Wednesday stated that the outcome of Legislative Council elections was not as expected.

Talking to media persons at Gandhi Bhavan, the PCC Chief stated that the Congress expected to win six out of nine seats. However, the party won only in three constituencies. He said that the PCC would order probe into those leaders who resorted to cross-voting and adversely affected the chances of the ruling party candidates. The probe will bring to light the involvement of those persons, who resorted to cross-voting and exchange of money to lure voters.

"We need to introspect what went wrong in the elections. The high command will take action against leaders who worked against the party's interests," he said.

Further, he stated that the District Congress Committees and the State leadership would shoulder the responsibility collectively for the loss of ruling party candidates in the elections. Moreover, he said that steps will be taken for rectifying lapses in the elections after getting reports from DCCs.