Congress Posts Worst Show In Maharashtra, Distant Junior Partner In Jharkhand

The Congress failed to pull the weight of the opposition bloc and stood decimated in the face of an NDA tsunami in Maharashtra.

The Congress continued its losing spree on Saturday posting its worst-ever show in Maharashtra and ending up as a distant junior partner to the ruling JMM in Jharkhand, with further diminishing role in the opposition bloc as other allies perform better.

While the INDIA bloc's victory in Jharkhand was some consolation, losing a big state like Maharashtra after the upset in Haryana is likely to weaken the grand old party's broad bargaining power in this era of coalition politics.

The poor show of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra extinguished hopes of getting Rajya Sabha seats from the state in future.