New Delhi: Taking responsibility for Congress' rout in Maharashtra assembly election, former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today said the party's performance was "disappointing" though it did recover some ground since Lok Sabha polls.

"The performance of Congress party has been disappointing .... Since I led the party in the polls, I take full responsibility for the disappointing performance of Congress in Maharashtra," Chavan, who was chief minister for nearly four years till the NCP withdrew support to his government last month, told reporters.