Accept defeat with grace and humility: Badal to Congress

While asking the party to some soul searching,Badal told the Congress not to be too disheartened by their rout and to draw the right lessons from it. “The Congress has been losing consistently since 1997,with the sole exception of the 2002 Assembly poll,when they scraped through narrowly through divide and rule. Before and after that,they have faced a total rout. Obviously,something is seriously wrong with their approach,” he said.

“It is time for serious and honest introspection for the party if they want to remain relevant on the political map of the state. But unfortunately for them,they seem bent upon persisting with their suicidal path,” added the CM.