India, May 17 -- As election results draw closer, with some predicting the possibility of a reduced tally for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a strong showing by federal players, the Congress has decided to croak with right-sounding noises. And though it played a spoiler rather than being an enabler in stitching a pre-poll alliance, appearing selfish about its own organisational gains than being a responsible Opposition entity, it fears a backlash and wants to make palliative amends. That's why senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad sought to calm doubters that the party was downplaying this Lok Sabha election only because it did not have a shot at prime ministership with placatory statements that should have been made a long time a...