India TV's team investigated the claim of Congress party president Rahul Gandhi and his key leaders including Patidar leader Hardik Patel that EVMs were tempered with to skew the result in favour of Bharatiya Janata Party.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the Gujarat election results raise questions on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's credibility and the country is not listening to him.

“The Congress party accepts the verdict of the people and congratulates the new governments in both states," Congress president Rahul Gandhi said.

Rahul Gandhi had campaigned in Gujarat extensively before assuming the charge of party President on December 16. After Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka left, Rahul Gandhi went to attend Parliament.

While PM Modi’s whirlwind tour of the state in the last leg is believed to have been the key factor behind the BJP’s winning run, there are ample reasons for Congress to introspect.

Gandhi rubbished BJP's claims that his party fought the recently held Gujarat state elections of casteist lines and said that the party brought the OBC, Dalit and the Patidar communities together on a Congress platform.

Meanwhile, accepting defeat Congress president Rahul Gandhi said that the party accepts verdict of people and congratulates new governments in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.

The poll body had on December 13 issued the show cause notice to Rahul Gandhi for "prima facie" violating the provisions under the election law and the model code.

In a series of tweets, Chidambaram said Rahul Gandhi's inaugural speech on Saturday laid down the contours of an alternative narrative that the Congress will put forward before the people.

Gandhi, who took over the party reins in midst of high-octane assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal on Saturday, is looking to put the house in order from day 1.

Chidamabarm pointed out that Congress’ idea of the nation is different from that of the BJP and he cited Rahul Gandhi's inaugural speech as the Congress chief to buttress his argument.

She recalled how nervous she was "that my hands were shaking" 20 years ago when she made her first address as Congress President.

Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took over the reins of the Congress, signalling not just the coming of age of the heir apparent, but a generational change in the 132-year-old party.

The JD(U) spokesperson said that Rahul Gandhi was born with a silver spoon in mouth, and therefore, got the top Congress post.

Patra cited the sentencing of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, who was supported by the Congress, in a corruption case to hit out at the party, claiming it would remain corrupt despite the change in leadership.

Kamal, who is known for films like "Hey Ram" and "Vishwaroopam", has previously shown desire to join politics. He has also hinted launching his party by January.

Reaching out to the youth, he said as "it is stated that the Congress is a grand old party we will make it a grand old and young party... we will fight all hatred with love."

Rahul Gandhi took over as Congress President on Saturday, an elevation that comes at a time when the party faces an "existential crisis" and has huge electoral challenges in the run up to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

If the exit polls are to be believed, the saffron party will easily manage to retain power in its turf, with an overwhelming majority.

"Rahulji is taking over as president of our party at a time when there are certain disturbing trends visible in our politics," Manmohan Singh said.