While saying the Congress has to accept the people's mandate, he claimed that the vibes from the people during the party's campaign phase in the state were starkly different from what the eventual verdict turned out to be.
As the counting for the bypolls of Sardarshahar Assembly constituency is underway, Congress candidate Anil Sharma is leading with a margin of 26,852 votes.
As Congress was poised to form government in Himachal Pradesh according to the results and trends of the counting of votes, party president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra has contributed in party's performance in the hill state.
The Congress party is hopeful of winning its "magic number" but is waiting till the final results of the Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh are announced.
Congress candidate Harish Janartha on Thursday won from Shimla constituency in Himachal Pradesh with a margin of 3037 votes. While Congress is leading on 39 seats out of 68 and BJP is leading on 18.
The election observer of Congress for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday expressed hopes of forming government in the hill state judging by the ongoing ECI trends.
Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai slammed the Congress for "its corrupt practices" that had kept all underdeveloped sections of society far from development and talked about a mega pro-BJP wave over Karnataka.
In a neck-to-neck competition between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Indian National Congress (INC), the Election Commission of India show that the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, both are leading at 32 seats in Himachal Pradesh.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said that the party has decided to focus on the issues of unemployment, price rise, and reservation for the economically weaker sections in the upcoming Winter Session of the Parliament that will start from Wednesday.
Questioning the need for holding a long foot march straddling several states that are 'already united', Sarma said, "What is the sense in launching a 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' in Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and other states? Are these states not with India? Have they set out unite the country in a uniq