State Congress leaders stand vindicated after the legislative polls results were officially out when Pawar openly blamed the Congress for their (the NCP-Congress) defeat in 2014. The high command overruled the recommendations made by the state Congress, and made another import Narayan Rane an MLC. By Dharmendra Jore | Posted 1 hourDisgruntled people within the Congress do not shy from accusing the party high command, particularly Rahul Gandhi, of denying loyalists a say in the party affairs. “Why does our high command succumb to the NCP every time?” ask angry Congress leaders. However, the developments that have taken place recently have upset the state leaders at large.

Source: Mid-Day June 13, 2016 02:26 UTC