NEW DELHI: When Chirag Paswan campaigns shoulder to shoulder with BJP leaders, Nitish Kumar fine-tunes his alliance messaging, and BJP’s top brass, from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Union home minister Amit Shah, lead high-pitched rallies, the Congress and its Mahagathbandhan allies still appear tangled in seat-sharing disputes and mixed messaging. As Bihar heads for assembly polls, the contrast between the Congress’s pre-poll uncertainty and the BJP’s methodical campaign machinery could not be starker. While results will tell whether the BJP’s precision planning converts into votes, its playbook offers the Congress five clear takeaways if it wants to regain relevance in the election battleground. Ground cadre The BJP’s biggest strength remains its disciplined network

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