Congress will lose general elections: Mani Shankar

After Congress's stunning defeat in assembly elections, senior party leader Mani Shankar Aiyar Tuesday predicted defeat for the party in the upcoming general election. Aiyar said the party needed time in opposition to reinvent itself. On Monday, Sharad Pawar, a key UPA ally, had hit out at Congress saying the assembly election results amounted to a rejection of "weak rulers".