The Congress party has lost the Uttar Pradesh elections. Only two percent of people have voted for them. But he does not want to blame Priyanka Gandhi, the party’s leader in charge in the state, for the unexpectedly bad result. “Priyanka is not alone in being responsible for the result of Uttar Pradesh,” he said. There are some bigger reasons behind this.

Even before the polls, there has been a lot of practice in Uttar Pradesh with Priyanka’s slogan ‘Girl Hun Lar Sakti Hun’. Her propaganda-style has also been criticized. But Shashi thinks that there was nothing wrong with Priyanka’s campaign. Coming to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival, Shashi said, “Priyanka is very enthusiastic. Shashi Tharoor also said that one’s campaign could not be the result of such a big party like Congress. There is a lot behind it. It doesn’t mean blaming anyone.

The veteran Congress leader thinks that Priyanka’s campaign was successful. Shashi reminded that Priyanka has run all over Uttar Pradesh in the election campaign. Praising her campaign, Shashi added, “Priyanka has been seen almost everywhere. Priyanka has worked in different parts of the state. “