Speaking in the press conference, former Defence Minister AK Antony said, "I don't agree that it was a disastrous performance, but we were not able to rise up to the expectations."
Congress leaders Saturday said Congress president Rahul Gandhi offered to resign from the post of party's chief but it was unanimously rejected by the CWC members. Congress CWC meeting was held today to review the party's performance in the recently concluded Lok Sabha Election 2019.
Speaking in the press conference, former Defence Minister AK Antony said, "I don't agree that it was a disastrous performance, but we were not able to rise up to the expectations. Party will discuss this in details ...Today we had only general discussions."
The party also informed that CWC has given Congress President the right to makes changes to restructure the party, a plan for this will be brought soon.
Earlier, taking responsibility for the humiliating drubbing in the Lok Sabha election, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday offered his resignation to the Congress Working Committee which met in New Delhi to discuss the poll debacle.
Top Congress leaders from across the country got together to review the party's defeat in the Lok Sabha polls.
The CWC meeting, chaired by Congress president Rahul Gandhi, was attended by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Uttar Pradesh (East) in-charge Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and chief ministers of four party-ruled states -- Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh -- and the Union Territory of Puducherry.
Senior leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram was also present in the meeting alongside his party colleagues including AK Antony, Ahmed Patel, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Sheila Dikshit, Mallikarjun Kharge, Ambika Soni, Anand Sharma and Jyotiraditya Scindia.
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh and Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot also attended the meeting along with their Chhattisgarh counterpart Bhupesh Baghel.
The meeting will go into the reasons behind the party's debacle and discus as to why its poll narrative failed to convince the people.
Though the party improved on its 2014 tally of 44, it could win just 52 Lok Sabha seats this year. The party could not open its account in 18 states and Union Territories.
(With inputs from agencies)
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