Congress is more concerned with contesting the maximum seats, said Shivanand Tiwari.
Patna:
The first cracks in the friendship of the opposition after Bihar’s scathing election defeat surfaced on Sunday, with top Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader led by Tejashwi Yadav calling on Congress to fight without enthusiasm.
“Congress has become a hindrance for Mahagathbandhan. They had nominated 70 candidates but had not even organized 70 public rallies. Rahul Gandhi came for three days, Priyanka [Gandhi Vadra] did not come, those who did not know Bihar came here. It’s not fair, ”Shivanand Tiwari told ANI news agency.
The Grand Alliance or “Mahagathbandhan” of the RJD, Congress and Left parties failed to achieve a majority when the results of the fiercely contested election were announced this week, despite a close race on count day and polls. favorable output.
Congress was widely blamed for dragging the coalition down, contending for 70 of 243 seats but winning just 19. The RJD emerged as the largest party with 75 seats and the left also posted a surprising score. .
“I think this is not only the case in Bihar. In other states as well, Congress places more emphasis on challenging the maximum number of seats possible, but it fails to win the maximum number. possible seats. Congress should think about this, ”Mr Tiwari told me.
“The elections were in full swing here and Rahul Gandhi had 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.” , he added.
Congress, however, had a different diagnosis, saying that a delay in finalizing the seat sharing for the Bihar election had hurt the alliance’s poll results.
The results were “significantly lower” than expected, party leader Tariq Anwar said on Sunday, saying Congress must learn lessons and complete alliance formalities well in advance for the next assembly polls. .
Mr Anwar, party secretary general and veteran leader of Bihar, admitted that there were loopholes due to which Congress had performed worse than other Mahagathbandhan voters and asserted that the central leadership was serious about introspection as well as a thorough analysis of the results.
