Mumbai: A month after the Congress defeat in the assembly election, MPCC president Nana Patole asked AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge to relieve him of his responsibilities as MPCC president on Friday.
“As a party worker, I assure you that I will fulfil any responsibility entrusted to me by the party with utmost dedication and sincerity,” Patole said in a letter to Kharge.
Patole said the Congress achieved remarkable success in the Lok Sabha election held six months ago by winning 14 Lok Sabha seats in the state, better than any other party. Prior to the Lok Sabha election, the party performed impressively in the assembly bye-elections and legislative council elections.
Like the Lok Sabha election, the Congress contested the assembly election with full effort. “Drawing lessons from this, we will continue to work with greater strength and determination in the future,” Patole said.
In the assembly election, on the basis of the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress was expecting to sweep the polls. It estimated that the MVA would win at least 180 of the 288 seats. It won only 47 seats, while the Mahayuti won 237 seats.
