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Chavan added that there was no question of accepting Gandhi’s resignation as party chief.
Chavan himself lost from Nanded Lok Sabha seat to BJP’s Pratap Chiklikar.
“The campaign was a collective responsibility. Rahul Gandhi worked hard and led from the front. All senior leaders in states who hold positions in the state units should quit, so that a new team can take over. My colleagues and I are ready to resign due to the poor show of the Congress in Maharashtra,” Chavan told reporters here.
The Congress was reduced to just one seat in Maharashtra, with Suresh Dhanorkar winning from Chandrapur.
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“There is no dissension in the party. Everyone was taken into confidence while taking decisions regarding the elections. We will act against those responsible for anti- party activities. A report has been sought,” Chavan added.
Chavan lost in Nanded by 40,000 votes and the VBA candidate there managed to poll around one lakh votes.
Chavan expressed confidence that Assembly polls, scheduled in the state later this year, would be a different story and the Congress would do well.
The party’s highest decision-making body, the Congress Working Committee, meanwhile met in Delhi Saturday to review the party’s drubbing in the Lok Sabha polls.