As the BJP continues its march onwards, the Congress has conceded defeat and said it is ready to sit in opposition. Party president Sonia Gandhi is expected to address the media shortly. A statement from the party has called it a collective failure. Speaking to the media, Rajiv Shukla said that the party had expected to win over 100 seats and did not expect such a poor performance. The party is leading in just 70 seats so far. Meanwhile it has been confirmed that Narendra Modi has won Vadodara. The result was expected and he has won by over 4 lakh votes.
Congress workers shout for Priyanka outside HQ Given that the performance of the Congress party can only be described as dismal (The UPA is only showing leads in 72 of the 536 leads so far), party workers are understandably not happy. NDTV reported that workers outside the party headquarters are shouting pro Priyanka slogans.