The Bihar Assembly election results have sent shockwaves through the political landscape, with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), storming ahead with a commanding lead of over 200 seats.

In stark contrast, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-led Mahagathbandhan lagged far behind, and the 139-year-old Indian National Congress limped with just a few seats. This overwhelming mandate raises pressing questions about Congress’s relevance in Bihar’s politics and the efficacy of its aggressive ‘vote theft’ campaign spearheaded by Rahul Gandhi.

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The Congress party’s decline in Bihar is not new. It dates back to the political upheaval following the Mandal Commission report in the 1990s, whi

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