Post-poll rumblings: AICC Bihar in-charge, BPCC chief offer to resign

All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge for Bihar Shaktisinh Gohil and Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) chief Madan Mohan Jha have supplied to resign from their respective posts within the wake of poor electoral efficiency of the social gathering in lately held state meeting polls.

However, each the leaders refused to touch upon the event, saying that it was an inner difficulty of the social gathering. “Currently, I am admitted in the hospital. It will not be appropriate to share an internal matter of the party,” stated Gohil in response to an SMS. Jha additionally declined commenting.

The Congress managed to win simply 19 out of 70 it had contested beneath the Grand Alliance (GA) within the meeting polls, held in October-November this 12 months. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Left events, that are a part of the GA, wrested 75 and 16 seats respectively and had been left in need of 13 seats from easy majority. In 2015 meeting polls, Congress had fared higher and had gained 27 seats out of 41 it had contested.

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Chairman of the BPCC election marketing campaign committee Akhilesh Prasad Singh, who didn’t discover any cause to resign from his submit, stated he was not a part of any of the decision-making of the AICC. “Let the Congress president discuss the causes of defeat and fix accountability. I am ready to do anything if I am held guilty,” stated Singh, including that he was not like those that step again within the face of problem.

Singh, additionally a Rajya Sabha member, stated that he had sought an appointment with Rahul Gandhi to clarify the explanations for defeat intimately. “Reviews shall be done… from identification of seats to contest to the selection of candidates to be fielded and management of campaign,” he added, apparently placing the blame on the AICC leaders concerned within the course of.

Serious blame-game erupted within the social gathering following the crushing defeat of its candidates within the fray. Even the RJD leaders blamed the Congress’ abysmal present within the election, which denied the GA a shot at operating the state.

Party insiders additionally felt that continued ad-hocism within the Congress from the state unit to the block-level had impacted the employees’ morale. They stated the social gathering had erred in figuring out doubtlessly profitable seats and robust candidates to wager on through the polls.