No impact of Gujarat poll results on Cong’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, claims Jairam Ramesh

New Delhi, 10/12: Amid a section in the party questioning Rahul Gandhi’s strategy to concentrate on Bharat Jodo Yatra and not devote more time for campaigning, Congress on Saturday defended the focus on the Kanyakumari to Kashmir ‘padayatra’, saying the Gujarat results did not have an impact on it as it is “not a ‘chunav jitao yatra’ (yatra to win polls).”

As he remained focussed on the yatra, Rahul campaigned in Gujarat for only one day in phase one of elections while he skipped Himachal Pradesh, where it won.

Congress General Secretary (Communications) Jairam Ramesh said the organisational shortcomings in Gujarat along with AAP and AIMIM cutting party’s vote at the behest of the BJP primarily led to the defeat.