Calcutta: Taking moral responsibility for Congress’ poor performance in the BMC polls, Congress’ Mumbai Chief Sanjay Nirupam has offered to resign from his post.

Nirupam blamed the infighting within the party because of which, the party’s tally was down to 31 from 52 seats that it had won in 2012. The Congress leader said he had tried his best for the party in the two years of his tenure. Mr. Nirupam said that he has spoken to the party’s central leadership and offered to resig