US EditionBihar Congress leaders point out flaws after poll loss, but party high command sticks to vote chori
Leaders cited ticket controversies and vote manipulation claims after Congress won only 6 of 61 seats in Bihar’s Assembly elections, party high command vows corrective steps.
- On Thursday , All India Congress Committee president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior leaders met over 70 Bihar leaders in separate batches at party headquarters for a detailed review.
- A majority of Bihar leaders argued flawed ticket distribution, outsiders getting tickets over loyalists, ineffective leadership, and carrying Rashtriya Janata Dal baggage hindered the party.
- Questioning the SIR process, participants noted data did not support it deciding outcomes, and margins in controversial-ticket constituencies were reportedly smaller than in others.
- AICC officials maintained the Bihar result "has gone beyond vote chori" and called it an "engineered mandate," while Lok Sabha member Tariq Anwar and Rajya Sabha MP Akhilesh Prasad Singh said corrective steps were promised.
- Raising dynasty-politics concerns, Bihar leaders questioned 'family packs' while AICC leadership urged caution, saying it's easy to allege and called for data-driven discussion.
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