Some candidates argued that seat-sharing delays and internal confusion created a negative image among voters. They also said that friendly fights in a few seats confused the public. A few leaders even suggested ending the alliance and fighting future elections independently.

Congress MLA Abidur Rahman listed other reasons too. He said that Nitish Kumar’s government attracted women voters by giving ₹10,000 before the election. He also pointed out that AIMIM and BJP turned the election into a Hindu-Muslim debate, which affected Congress negatively.

During the review, Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge spoke to candidates in small groups and listened to their concerns. They promised to prepare a clear roadmap for Bihar. The party hopes that strong corrective steps will help rebuild its position in the state.

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Many leaders said the party focused too much on issues like SIR and “vote theft” instead of speaking on local problems such as inflation, corruption and migration. KC Venugopal also claimed that the election result was managed and fabricated, and he said EVMs and SIR were misused.

Some members blamed the alliance with the RJD, saying it helped in some seats but created polarization in others. Others said AIMIM split minority votes, especially in Seemanchal.

Local workers pointed out that women voters received direct financial benefits from the government, which increased support for the ruling side. Complaints about booth manipulation, influence of Jeevika Didis and vote buying were also raised in the meetings.

Another section highlighted caste census issues. They argued that upper-caste candidates won far above their population share, while large OBC groups won only in proportion to their numbers.

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The Grand Alliance managed to win only 35 of 243 seats, and the RJD won just 25 of the 143 seats it contested. This poor performance has pushed party leaders to examine what went wrong. Senior leaders, including Abdul Bari Siddiqui, Bhola Yadav, and Mangnailal Mandal, are meeting winning and losing candidates to collect reports.

The party is also preparing a list of leaders who allegedly supported opposition parties during the elections. Division-wise reviews will continue until December 4, followed by a meeting with district presidents and state officials. The final review will end on December 9. Leaders who fail to give convincing explanations may face action.

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After the defeat, the Bihar Congress is facing strong internal tensions. Notices were sent to 43 leaders, and seven were expelled. Still, protests over ticket distribution continue. Many unhappy leaders are in Delhi hoping to meet Rahul Gandhi. They want a fair explanation of how decisions were made during the election.

The meeting will include all six winning MLAs, MPs, state president Rajesh Ram, state in-charge Krishna Allavaru, Shakeel Ahmed Khan, Madan Mohan Jha, and others. Each leader will share a report on performance and local issues. Congress had contested 61 seats but won only six, making this review crucial for future planning.

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Kishor said Jan Suraj contested 238 out of 243 seats but failed to win even one. The party’s vote share stayed between 2 and 3 percent, and most candidates lost their deposits. He felt the final voting numbers did not match the positive feedback he received during his long Jan Suraj Yatra.

In an interview, Kishor said he sensed that something unusual happened during the elections. He claimed that unknown forces influenced the results, and some new parties, barely known to voters, received unexpected support. He admitted he had no proof but said several patterns looked strange.

Kishor also accused the NDA of giving money to thousands of women voters. He said women received ₹10,000 before voting and were promised ₹2 lakh in total if they supported the NDA. He said he had never seen a government distribute money to nearly 50,000 women in this manner.

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The Bihar election setback reduced the Grand Alliance to only 35 seats. Congress won just six seats out of 61 it contested. This poor performance pushed several allies to demand a new seat-sharing plan. Some leaders have even warned that they may leave the alliance.

The Trinamool Congress and the Samajwadi Party have challenged Congress’s leadership for months. They say local issues matter more, and they want a bigger role in decisions. Strategists believe the alliance must settle these disputes before the 2026 and 2027 elections.

The Samajwadi Party openly said that Akhilesh Yadav should lead the INDIA alliance. SP leaders praised his efforts in Bihar and claimed he deserved more respect. JMM also blamed Congress and RJD for ignoring their interests.

AAP has already moved away from Congress. It decided to contest Bihar and Delhi alone. Inside Congress, dissatisfaction is also growing over ticket distribution.

These internal fights may decide the future of the INDIA alliance.

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Kushwaha’s party, RLMO, won four out of six seats. His wife, Snehlata Kushwaha, also became an MLA. Two other leaders from his party contested on BJP and JDU symbols, and one of them won. This increased Kushwaha’s influence inside the NDA.

Kushwaha also got his son, Deepak Prakash, appointed as a minister in the Nitish Kumar cabinet. Deepak is not a member of any House, so he will now get an MLC seat. This move helped Kushwaha secure a long-term political future for his family.

Earlier, Kushwaha openly showed anger about seat-sharing. But after long talks in Delhi, he agreed to stay with the NDA. His strategy worked well because he managed to expand his party’s strength and his family’s political reach.

Today, Bihar politics is discussing how Kushwaha moved from being a sidelined leader to building a clear family-led power structure.

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In the latest Lok Sabha elections, she created an unfortunate record. She lost by the largest margin among major candidates in the state. Kaladhar Mandal of JDU defeated her by almost 73,572 votes. Her security deposit was lost in Purnia, and her political image suffered badly.

Bima Bharti once held strong influence in the Rupauli seat. She first won in 2000 as an independent, then won again in 2005 on an RJD ticket. Later, after Nitish Kumar came to power, she joined JDU and won in 2010, 2015, and 2020.

Her decision to break ties with JDU in 2024 proved costly. Pappu Yadav, contesting as an independent, swept the Purnia seat with 5.67 lakh votes. Bima managed only 27,120 votes. The huge defeat damaged her credibility.

Her troubles continued in the 2024 by-poll, where she finished third. Her political journey now stands at a critical point.

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Kishor again attacked the state government over welfare schemes. He claimed that money given to women before elections influenced voters. He challenged the government to give ₹2 lakh to those women within six months. If the government failed, he said it would prove that the cash was only for votes.

He also noted that his party received more votes than BSP, AIMIM, and CPI-ML in several seats, even though Jan Suraj did not win any seat.

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RJD contested 143 seats, the highest among all parties. Contesting more seats helped it collect more votes, but many candidates lost. These losing votes also added to the total vote share but did not turn into victories.

BJP and JDU contested fewer seats. They focused on selected seats and converted their votes into wins. This strategy helped NDA cross 200 seats.

LJP (Ram Vilas) and RLM stayed with the NDA this time. Their support helped NDA avoid vote splits, which had earlier damaged it in 2020.

In direct contests, JDU defeated RJD in most seats. BJP also performed strongly and won 89 seats. New players like Jan Suraj affected vote margins in many areas. AIMIM kept its hold in Seemanchal.

RJD still has strong support, but its votes did not convert into seats. It remained popular but failed to reach the finishing line in many constituencies.

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