All eyed CM's chair!!!

Tathya.in, May 18, 2009
New Delhi:18/May/2009

All the Congress leaders eyed CM’s chair.

“In fact every body wanted to be the Chief Minister in Orissa Congress, resulting in poor show”, revealed Bhakta Charan Das.

Reacting over the poll debacle of the Grand Old Party (GOP) in the state, the third time MP from Kalahandi said that “no body considered him self below the CM”.

Speaking to a media here on 18 May, the Working President of Orissa PCC admitted that Congress was way behind the BJD’s campaign in the state.

“We were only 10 per cent of that of the regional outfit's strategy and they were much ahead of us", admitted he.

Lauding BJD’s campaign he said that the party connected itself to the people, where as Congress was a disconnected lot so far people are concerned.

“Tall talks was our forte and leaders were busy in making statements here and in state capital, where as connecting people in the grass root level was forgotten”, said Mr.Das.

The Working President admitted that his ticket was withdrawn and Sonia Gandhi her self stood by him in returning the ticket.

And he not only own with a handsome margin of 1.54 lakh votes from Kalahandi Lok Sabha seat but also the party came out with flying colors by having 4 more MLAs.

Bhakta said that inspite of adverse situation Congress improved its tally from 2 to 6 MP in the state and vote per cent has also improved.

He said that for Ministerial berth, himself is not in the race.

Be in Ministry or not he will strive for betterment of Kalahandi in the sphere of irrigation, connectivity both road and railways development, said he.