Bengaluru, April 10 -- The Congress party's confident pitch of victory in the Davanagere bypoll has been overshadowed by a startling internal admission, senior party leaders allegedly attempted to sabotage its chances, exposing rare cracks in the organisation at a critical electoral moment.
At a press conference in the KPCC office, Legislative Council member Salim Ahmed and MLA Rizwan Arshad struck a paradoxical note: projecting a clear win based on internal surveys, while simultaneously flagging "conspiracies" and strategic missteps within the party.
Ahmed claimed that despite misinformation campaigns against the Congress' guarantee schemes, voters - particularly minorities - had consolidated behind the party.
However, he alleged that a...