Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin’s statement on Sunday, issued hours after the INDIA bloc’s drubbing in Bihar Assembly polls, read like a subtle message to the Congress leadership: political clarity, coalition discipline and welfare-driven credibility, not centralised slogans, decide elections.

Congratulating JD(U) president and NDA CM face Nitish Kumar on his “decisive victory” and wishing him well in meeting the expectations of Bihar’s people, Stalin also lauded RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav for his “tireless campaign”.

Reflecting further, the DMK chief said, “Election outcomes reflect welfare delivery, social and ideological coalitions, clear political messaging and dedicated management until the last vote is polled,” he wrote, words that many in the Opposition read as a carefully w

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