New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- Over the past few days a realisation seems to have dawned on the Congress, that its chief Mallikarjun Kharge's controversial comments on Kumbh were hurting the party's prospects.

Hence, the grand old party seems to be in a damage control mode, sending its top most leaders from various states to take the holy dip in Prayagraj.

Over the past few days, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivkumar, former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh Digvijaya Singh and former chief minister of Rajasthan Sachin Pilot from and many others have frequented the holy festivities in Mahakumbh.

A few days ago, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had put his party leaders and INDI bloc in a bind.

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