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Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)

RJD blames Cong, intra-party friction behind GA’s defeat in Bihar polls

At a meeting of the RJD held today to review the party’s debacle in the elections, party leaders trained guns at their key ally, the Congress, for putting up a disastrous performance despite getting so many seats under the seat sharing arrangement. The Congress had contested 70 seats in the just-held elections but managed to win only 19 with its strike rate of roughly 27 per cent.

The new challenger

Notwithstanding its victory, which was a narrow one, the BJP is aware that it now facing a doughty challenger in Tejashwi, who may well become the opposition’s new mascot. This possibility is all the greater because Rahul Gandhi has failed to make an impact in Bihar. Not only has his party proved to be a liability for the mahagathbandhan, his own rallies proved to be far less effective than those of Tejashwi