Union minister Nitin Gadkari today said "leadership" should own up to "defeat and failures" also, days after his party lost elections in three states. The BJP leader said nobody is willing to own up to failure unlike success. "Success has many fathers but failure is an orphan, as when there is success, there will be a race to take credit but in case of failure, everybody will start pointing fingers at each other," the Road Transport and Highways Minister said.