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The Congress leadership is understood to be deeply unhappy over Chidambaram opting out of contesting his Sivaganga constituency as this was read as a vote of no confidence in the party's prospects in the Lok Sabha elections.
The impression that senior Congress leaders are running scared of facing an irate electorate, gleefully propagated by political rivals, contributed to the party being increasingly seen as an also ran in the 2014 elections.
Congress sources said the party leadership was keen on Chidambaram contesting as the signal that the man in charge of the economy is looking for an exit route was damaging, all the more so with BJP leader Narendra Modi making growth and jobs a major election issue.
The party felt Chidambaram should not shy away from a contest even if the odds against Congress are steep as it would help counter the opposition's charge that senior party leaders are looking out for life boats.
Despite denials, Chidambaram's decision to field son Karti was read as a sign of poll nerves as Congress has been left bereft of allies in Tamil Nadu where in a surprising turn of events BJP has emerged as part of an alliance.
Chidambaram's decision coincided with information and broadcasting minister Manish Tewari deciding he could not contest Ludhiana due to health reasons - he has been hospitalized several times recently - and this was again seized by BJP which said senior ministers were wary of polls.
The concern in Congress circles has grown as party leaders at various levels have left for BJP and other parties and this led to the urgent decision to field former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh against BJP leader Arun Jaitley in Amritsar.
Similarly, Ambika Soni, who has been in-charge of Congress president Sonia Gandhi's office, was asked to contest from Anandpur Sahib, a tough seat for the party in most circumstances.
Thereafter Congress suffered the embarrassment of sitting Garhwal MP Satpal Maharaj skipping over to the BJP and others like Sachin Pilot and C P Joshi seeking a change in constituencies. Joshi was accommodated, but Pilot wasn't.
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