The Congress is likely to contest the next general election on its own, AICC general secretary Madhav Rao Scindia said yesterday.
We are not thinking of alliance with any political party now, as it will create confusion in the minds of party workers and dishearten them, Scindia told reporters here.
He said option of any tie-up with another party did not arise in states where the Congress was strong. The question of entering into an alliance in the states where the organisation was weak would be decided by AICC president Sitaram Kesri, at the appropriate time, he said.
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Asked whether there was any possibility of the Congress joining hands with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in Bihar, Scindia, who is in charge of Bihar, Orissa, Rajasthan and Maharashtra, said he had no such information.
If any alliance has to come it will come during the polls and the matter will be decided by Kesri, he said adding, I am for going it alone.
He, however, ruled out the question of RJDs merger with the Congress.
The congress had extended support to the United Front government because of a certain arithmetic in Parliament and as the party did not want to foist a general election on the people until we are ready, Scindia said.
When asked if his party would allow the UF government to last its full term, Scindia said that the Congress Working Committee ad clearly spelt out its concern about the shortcomings of the Front government. The CWC resolution reflected the thinking of the larger section of Congressmen, he added.
We are worried about the present situation in the country and we have drawn the governments attention to this so that the shortcomings are removed, he said.
The Congress was acting as a watchdog and could not be taken for granted, Scindia said.
He said the Congress might review the situation if the UF did not correct its mistakes and rise to the expectations of the Congress and the people in general.