By IANS,
New Delhi : A sense of gloom prevailed at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters here Tuesday following the party’s poor performance in state assembly elections, especially Uttar Pradesh.
The headquarters, located at 24, Akbar Road in the heart of Lutyen’s Delhi, wore a deserted look with almost all party leaders staying away, possibly to avoid the huge media contingent gathered outside.
The long wait was finally rewarded when Congress leader Janardhan Dwivedi, putting up a brave front, appeared from inside only to inform the journalists that Rahul Gandhi’s press conference would take place at his residence shortly.
The horde of reporters rushed from the spot and the limelight shifted to Gandhis’ residence – 10, Janpath – where after a long wait, the Gandhi scion came out and spoke about the party’s no-show in the state elections, terming it a “good lesson”.
The party has fared poorly in Uttar Pradesh, Goa and Punjab. In Goa, it was part of the ruling combine with the Nationalist Congress Party.
In Manipur the Congress has won, while in Uttarakhand it is in a close contest with the BJP.