The new entrant, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Congress general secretary in charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh, has also started campaigning in full swing, sharing her brother Rahul’s burden in key states. But we are not solely responsible for the delay as confusion persisted in every camp,” the Congress leader said. In Bengal, the coalition efforts have collapsed, which senior Congress leaders have attributed to the Left’s sudden inflexible stand. A veteran Congress leader from Bengal told The Telegraph: “It is tragic, very unfortunate. While Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu were wrapped up satisfactorily in time, the Congress was not at fault in the big state of Uttar Pradesh.

Source: The Telegraph March 21, 2019 20:48 UTC