Bihar Election Results: Congress contested 70 seats, the most after Rashtriya Janata Dal (144).
Patna:
Today’s Congress seemed like the weak link, as the initiative led by Tejashwi Yadav Mahagathbandhan he looked set for second place in the Bihar elections despite exit polls predicting an opposition victory.
Did Tejashwi Yadav screw up the seating arrangements and end up giving Congress more than it deserved?
Congress contested 70 seats, most after the Rashtriya Janata Dal (144). As for the left-wing parties, the CPM won four seats, the CPI six, and the CPI (ML) 19.
Each party showed a better strike rate than Congress. Among the main players, the big game would be limited to fourth place.
Congressional leader Rahul Gandhi campaigned in Bihar, but was not a patch on the mass demonstrations by Tejashwi Yadav.
Last year, his association also failed in national elections: The NDA swept the polls, won 39 of 40 seats, and Congress won one. The RJD scored a duck.
“We have to recognize that Congress is the smallest party in the state. Rahul Gandhi ji did his part campaigning across the state, but yes, there are things that need to be done to strengthen our organizing machinery,” Rajya said of the party. Nasir Hussain, member of Sabha.
Prominent congressional candidates, including Sharad Yadav’s daughter, Subhashini Sharad Yadav, and Shatrughan Sinha’s actor and politician’s son, Luv Sinha, lagged behind.
Analysts said that if Tejashwi Yadav had not given in to congressional demand (said to be 75 seats) and backed away from the generous 70, the opposition alliance might have been in a better position by dint of RJD’s performance.
“It is clear that there is simply no alternative to (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi. Congress is not in a position to create any kind of dent for him and the BJP. In fact, we know that RJD, after a lot of pushing and … “Pull,” agreed to give Congress a maximum of 48 seats, but then political pressure gave them more. We can all see what Congress has done about it, “said former Janata Dal United leader Pavan Varma.
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