New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) Left parties on Friday called the defeat in Bihar a major setback for the Mahagatbandhan, even as leaders said the results were reflective of the ground realities.

Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary M A Baby said the results were “quite unexpected” and stressed that the opposition alliance needs more united efforts.

“The result is quite unexpected. Our assessment was that with the massive campaign we had carried out on misuse of the Election Commission, the unemployment situation in Bihar, the lack of democratic governance…We were expecting a victory for the Mahagatbandhan. But now there is a real setback for Mahagatbandhan,” Baby told PTI. Show Full Article

He accused the ruling NDA of misusing the state machinery, resorting to various manipula

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