NEW DELHI, Nov 15:
Delay in finalising seat sharing for the Bihar election adversely impacted the Mahagathbandhan’s poll performance, senior Congress leader Tariq Anwar said on Sunday, asserting that the Congress must learn from it and complete alliance formalities well in advance for upcoming assembly polls.
Anwar, party’s general secretary and a veteran leader from Bihar, acknowledged that there were shortcomings due to which the Congress performed worse than other ‘Mahagathbandhan’ constituents and asserted that the high command was serious about an introspection as well as a thorough analysis of the results.
In an interview with PTI, Anwar said the Bihar poll results were “definitely below” the Congress’ expectations and it was a setback to bag only 19 out of the 70 seats it contested.
“There was an environment of change with enthusiasm among the common people for it, but we could not exploit that. We had the expectation that with the Congress fighting on 70 seats, it would win at least 50 per cent of the seats,” the former Union minister said. (PTI)
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