The conduct of the Congress after its defeat in the lok Sabha election is clear from Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's remark that “the Government felt let down by the Congress stonewalling its own proposal to hike FDI in insurance sector to 49 per cent from the current 26 per cent.” She further said, “Of course, there are whispers that it could be because they do not want to give credit to Modi before he goes to US. I have reasons to suspect that it is true.”
Therefore, a defeated Congress of today is the same Congress of a few months back during the pre-election period. Decimation of its strength to the present level has not taught any fruitful lesson to its leaders. The coming State Assembly elections are likely to do more harm to the party. The Congress should try to work as a good Opposition and win back the hearts of the people.