Cong MPs fail to stem rout
Weak fundamentals may have been the major factor for the dismal show of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh but the party even failed to restore some pride in the parliamentary constituencies of six Union ministers who come from the state. The party lost all the five assembly segments that comprise the Farrukhabad parliamentary constituency represented by law minister Salman Khurshid. His wife, Louise Khurshid, stood fifth in the overall tally and lost her deposit from Farrukhabad despite his attempt to polarise the elections by playing the Muslim reservation card.
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