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New Delhi, November 14 (IANS) BJP’s IT cell chief Amit Malviya on Friday took a sharp dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as early trends in the Bihar assembly elections indicated poor performance by the grand old party and its allies.
Reacting to the data, Malviya posted on Twitter, “Rahul Gandhi! Another election, another defeat! If there were awards for electoral consistency, he would win them all. At this rate, even the failures would be wondering how he gets them so reliably.”
He further said that Rahul Gandhi has accumulated 95 defeats for his party.
“While many would call him a blame-shifting politician from 9 to 5, Rahul Gandhi has now registered 95 electoral defeats in two decades, five less than in a century. Is the attack on India’s institutions a distraction tactic by the silver-spoon scion?” Malviya questioned.
He also posted graphics of state elections showing when and where the Congress party lost elections after Rahul Gandhi entered electoral politics.
According to the Election Commission, the Congress – which had contested 60 seats – was leading in only four constituencies. The broader grand alliance, which includes RJD, VIP and Left parties, was also staring at one of its worst election results in the state.
Of the 243 assembly seats in Bihar, the NDA is headed for a landslide victory, as of around 1 pm, BJP was leading on 89 seats and its ally JDU was leading on 79 seats.
Due to the poor performance of the Congress Party, there is criticism from within the party. Senior party leader and former Governor Nikhil Kumar openly raised questions on the party’s election preparations, organizational structure and candidate selection.
“This shows the weakness of our organisation,” he said, adding that the success of a political party largely depends on its organizational machinery. “If the organization is weak and cannot function effectively, the overall result suffers.”
Kumar argued that inadequate ground work and flawed strategy further damaged the party’s prospects. He said that although the candidates fielded were competent, “even better candidates could have been elected,” stressing the need for the organization to work “strategically and intelligently” with a strong presence in every constituency.
He also highlighted the shortcomings of internal coordination and lack of inclusivity in decision making. According to him, many qualified candidates were ignored in favor of “incompetent” ones – a move which, he suggested, severely reduced the party’s competitiveness in key seats.
–IANS
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