Tharoor said that the Mahagathbandhan needs to study what went wrong and find the tactical and organisational mistakes.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday called the Bihar election result 'seriously disappointing' and said the outcome required "very serious introspection".

The Bihar election result showed an overwhelming support for Nitish Kumar's NDA, which bagged 198 seats, while the Mahagathbandhan got 39 seats. The BJP has emerged as the largest party in the state, with 89 seats.

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While speaking to reporters in Thiruvananthapuram on the poll outcome, Tharoor said, “It's very clear that the lead is overwhelmingly with the NDA. It's obviously seriously disappointing, and if that turns out to be the final result, remember

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