A combination of factors that include the performance of the Aam Aadmi Party, the Trinamool Congress and differences within the Congress party itself, led to the party's defeat in the recently concluded Assembly elections, All India Congress Committee observer Rajni Patil said on Wednesday.
With Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) sweeping the Punjab election, making its presence felt in Goa and positioning itself as a formidable opposition to the BJP in national politics, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's national ambitions seem to have hit a roadblock after the Trinamool Congress (TMC) dismal performance in the coastal state.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday tendered his resignation to the Governor to pave the way for the formation of a new government in the state, where his party - BJP - has emerged as the single largest political force after the assembly poll results.