Congress Begins Analysis Of Gujarat Results; Rahul To Join On Friday
Two days after the Gujarat assembly poll results, the Congress today began an exercise to analyse the electoral outcome at a three-day conclave that will be attended by party President Rahul Gandhi on Friday.
During the ‘chintan shivir' (introspection camp), the Congress leaders and workers will analyse the election results district-wise and discuss the road-map ahead in view of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Gujarat Congress President Bharatsinh Solanki said in Ahmedabad.
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In the elections, the results for which were declared on Monday, the Congress could not wrest power from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, even though its tally increased to 77 seats from 61 last time.
The Congress ally Bharatiya Tribal Party won two seats, and along with an independent backed by it winning his seat, the tally of the Congress-led alliance stood at 80, 12 short of the simple majority in the 182-member assembly.
The BJP retained power for the sixth time, though with a reduced score of 99 seats against 115 in 2012.
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