Guwahati, June 1 (IANS) Assam Congress MLA Jakir Hussain Sikdar on Monday said the party has initiated an internal review process to analyse the reasons behind its defeat in the recent elections, adding that observers appointed by the party are collecting detailed feedback from leaders and workers at the constituency level.

Speaking to reporters here, Sikdar said discussions are currently underway within the party to understand the factors that contributed to the electoral setback and assess the performance of candidates in different constituencies.

“Whether we lose or win, there is always a need for review and analysis. The Congress party has sent observers to various constituencies to understand what exactly happened during the elections,” the MLA said.

According to Sikdar, the observers are interacting with Congress workers, office-bearers and local leaders to gather inputs on how the elections were conducted and how candidates performed on the ground.

“They are discussing several issues such as how the election campaign was managed, what the expectations were, how many votes the candidates received, why people voted for us or why they did not support us,” he said.

Sikdar stated that the observers would prepare detailed reports based on the feedback collected from different constituencies, and those reports would later be discussed within the party organisation.

“At the end of these discussions, the observers will submit a report. The Congress party will hold discussions on the basis of those reports, and only then can we properly understand why we lost the elections,” he added.

The Congress MLA also maintained that it would be premature to draw conclusions before the entire review process is completed.

“Right now, different people are expressing different opinions. It is not possible to say anything conclusively at this stage. We have to wait for all the reports and complete information to come in,” Sikdar said.

He further said that the party leadership would hold internal discussions after receiving the reports to identify shortcomings and take corrective measures for the future.

The grand old party suffered a crushing defeat in the recently concluded Assembly elections, with the Congress ending up winning only 19 seats — its lowest-ever tally in Assam.

–IANS

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