Disappointing: Congress on assembly election results in 3 northeastern states

The Congress on Thursday said the assembly election results in the northeastern states of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya were “disappointing” for it, but touted its victory in three assembly bypolls in as many states as “encouraging”.

Congress general secretary communications Jairam Ramesh said the party would soon assess the assembly poll results and take corrective measures to strengthen the organisation.

“Our performance will be strong five years later,” he said, pointing to the fact that the party fielded youth candidates in the northeastern states this time with an eye on the future.