#New Delhi

The Congress on Friday posted its second worst performance in Bihar’s electoral history managing to win only six of the over 50 seats it contested and losing deposits in most seats as its ‘vote chori’ pitch failed to make any impact on the ground.

The scale of the Congress’ debacle was such that the party could manage to just finish ahead of Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM and Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), which bagged five seats each.

The Congress tally was only better than the four seats it won in 2010, getting a vote share of only 8.75 per cent compared to the 8.17 per cent 15 years ago.

The party now has multiple challenges - keeping its flock together, curbing voices of dissent within besides reclaiming lost ground.

Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’, a consist

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