After a stunning victory in Karnataka, the focus of Congress leadership has shifted to the next round of Assembly elections where the party is locked in a direct contest with the BJP in some States.
With Assembly elections due in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram in the next few months, the Congress is working on poll strategies in these States and has convened a meeting of State leaders on May 24.
While Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh are two States ruled by the Congress where it is hoping to offset the anti-incumbency factor and factional fighting by replicating the 'Karnataka strategy', the party is also determined to make a comeback in Madhya Pradesh where it lost power after Jyotiraditya Scindia and some of the MLAs switched loyalties, sources said.
