New Delhi:
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan tells NDTV that he takes full responsibility for the Congress' defeat in the Assembly elections.
Following are the highlights of his interview:
I lead the campaign in Maharashtra, therefore the entire responsibility of poor performance in the state lies with me
We believe our developmental record would speak for itself; NCP deserted us minutes before the final date of filing
We had to search for candidates and logistics of it
Never before a PM has campaigned so aggressively
It also underlines the fact that there was no Modi wave, he had to use all the state machinery to create the aura of Modi phenomenon
There was 15 years of Congress rule, charges of corruption against government, tried to correct the situation but couldn't reach ultimate result