Congress is more concerned with contesting the maximum seats, Shivanand Tiwari said.
Patna:
The first cracks in the opposition’s friendship after the painful defeat in the Bihar elections came to light on Sunday, when a high-ranking leader of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) led by Tejashwi Yadav called on Congress to put up a fight. half.
“Congress became a shackle for Mahagathbandhan. They had put forward 70 candidates, but they didn’t hold even 70 public rallies. Rahul Gandhi came for three days, Priyanka [Gandhi Vadra] they did not come, those who were not familiar with Bihar came here. This is not right, “Shivanand Tiwari told the ANI news agency.
The Great Alliance or “Mahagathbandhan” of the RJD, Congress and the Left parties fell short of the majority mark when the results of the hard-fought elections were declared this week, despite a close race in the days counted and polls from favorable output.
Congress was widely accused of dragging the coalition, having contested 70 of the 243 seats but taking home only 19. The RJD emerged as the largest party with 75 seats and the left also recorded a surprising score.
“I think this is not the case only in Bihar. Also in other states the Congress puts more emphasis on contesting the maximum possible number of seats, but they fail to win the maximum possible number of seats. Congress should think about this,” he said Tiwari. said.
“Elections were in full swing here and Rahul Gandhi was having a picnic at Priyanka ji’s house in Shimla. Is the party run like this? It can be argued that the way the Congress party is run benefits the BJP.” said. additional.
Congress, however, had a different diagnosis, saying that a delay in finalizing the allocation of seats for the Bihar elections adversely affected the alliance’s poll performance.
The results were “definitely below” expectations, party leader Tariq Anwar said on Sunday, stating that Congress must learn from it and complete the alliance formalities well in advance of the next assembly elections.
Anwar, the party’s general secretary and a veteran leader of Bihar, acknowledged that there were shortcomings due to which the Congress performed worse than other constituents of Mahagathbandhan and stated that the central leadership took introspection seriously, as well as thorough analysis. From the results.
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