Kharge hints at 'harsh decisions' as Cong looks within

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said the party is not performing up to expectations in many states, and the "biggest need" is to strengthen the organisation.

In his address during the Congress Working Committee meeting at the AICC headquarters here, Kharge said he believes that the EVMs have made the electoral process "suspect" and stressed that it is the constitutional responsibility of the Election Commission to ensure free and fair elections in the country.

Kharge also hit out at internal bickering in the party, and asserting that the lack of unity and statements against own party leaders harms the party a lot.

"Unless we fight elections unitedly and stop making statements against each other, how will we be able to defeat our opponents politically?" the Congress president said.

Taking to X, Kharge shared his opening statement at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting: “In many states, our organisation is not up to expectations. Our biggest need is to strengthen the organization.”