Bihar elections: Congress holds first CWC meeting in state post-independence; BJP takes 'lathbandhan' jibe at INDIA bloc

NEW DELHI: As Congress top brass met in Patna on Wednesday for the party’s first post-Independence Working Committee meeting in Bihar, the Bharatiya Janata Party targeted the opposition INDIA bloc, claiming disputes over seat-sharing. The Congress held Working Committee meeting focusing on the assembly election strategy and increasing pressure on the BJP over alleged "vote chori" (vote theft). The extended Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting included permanent and special invitees, party chief ministers, Pradesh Congress Committee presidents, and Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leaders. The meeting began around 10:30 am at Sadaqat Ashram in Patna. Party leaders said this was the first time in the post-Independence era that the Congress held a meeting of its top decision-making