Congress slips further in Haryana

The results of the recently held civic polls in Haryana provide a clear indication that the Congress was slipping, and unless its Central leadership takes some crucial decisions, the party's fate may become similar to what it is in Gujarat, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh.

- PANKAJ VOHRA

The Congress was expecting to win big time during the Assembly polls in October and after the BJP emerged victorious, there were many who claimed that this was because of unfair practices of the saffron brigade which were aided and abetted by the Election Commission.

Although there are petitions regarding the results which are pending with the EC as well as law courts, yet nothing has been found to establish any wrongdoing so far. Despite reports of infighting within the BJP ranks, the Congress has not been able to take advantage of the situation and continues to make one error after the other.

In the municipal elections, the grand old party was rudderless with no one to guide it, and ended up in Gurgaon, for instance, getting just a single seat out of the 36 odd seats, with the BJP getting an absolute majority. Simply a disastrous performance from any account.