AICC demands detailed report of poll debacle

After the debacle comes the smack from the top. Taken aback by the shocking results of the recently concluded polls, All Indian Congress Committee (AICC) has demanded a detailed factual report from the state unit.

In a sternly-worded diktat, AICC members in charge of Gujarat - Sudhakar Reddy and BK Hariprasad have sought categorical five-point details - seats lost and gained by Congress in the constituencies of Siddharth Patel, Shaktisinh Gohil, 16 core committee members who decided the candidates, Congress's performance in central ministers' areas and the constituencies of 13 MPs. "The responsibility of choosing the candidates for all local body elections was given to 13 Congress MPs in their area. The candidate selection process was quite decentralised this time; so the responsibility is also being fixed on them," a source in the party said.

Except for Porbandar nagarpalika, former CLP Arjun Modhwadia's hometown, where BJP and Congress are neck and neck, Congress has gained a few seats compared to last election. The party has lost in constituencies of almost all the other leaders.