Congress regroups as MVA allies put pressure after Haryana poll debacle

New Delhi, 14/10: The Haryana debacle appears to have prompted the Congress to re-examine its strategy for the Maharashtra Assembly elections by evaluating caste combinations and taking steps to reach out to communities while ensuring that the Maha Vikas Agaadi combined state United .

,Sources said at a meeting of state leaders chaired by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and attended by top leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday, the Haryana results and the way BJP managed to snatch victory from the party by managing castes came up forspecial mention. Leaders also discussed how allies are using the Haryana poll performance as a way to corner the party.