"It was his personal view and not that of the party and our party has good prospects in next year's Assembly elections," Elangovan told reporters here.
Addressing a party workers meet in his native Sivaganga district yesterday, Chidambaram had reportedly said Congress could not win the Assembly elections as only about 12 months were left for it and hence would work hard for success in the local body elections by fielding young candidates.
Recently, Elangovan dropped disciplinary action against six loyalists of Chidambaram after they gave an explanation to the AICC.
