Rahul Gandhi Breaks Silence on Bihar Debacle, Calls NDA Sweep “Truly Surprising” and “Unfair from the Start”
New Delhi, Nov 14 (TheTrendingPeople) — In his first public response to the Mahagathbandhan’s dramatic collapse in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Elections, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday termed the NDA’s landslide victory “truly surprising” and asserted that the election “was not fair from the start.”
The statement, shared on his official X account, marks the Congress MP’s strongest indication yet of a deeper confrontation with the Centre over electoral conduct and institutional neutrality.
“I express my heartfelt gratitude to the millions of voters in Bihar who placed their faith in Mahagathbandhan,” Gandhi wrote. “This result in Bihar is truly surprising. We failed to win an election that was not fair from the start. This fight is to protect the Constitution and democracy.”
His remarks came less than 24 hours after the NDA crossed the 200-seat mark, crushing the RJD-Congress alliance. Congress itself suffered a catastrophic fall, securing barely 5–6 seats out of the 61 it contested.
A Party in Disarray: Internal Review Begins
Congress sources confirmed that Rahul Gandhi held a virtual meeting with Bihar state in-charges late Thursday night. He reportedly ordered a “forensic audit” of:
- voter deletions during the Special Summary Revision
- booth-level mismatches
- strong-room footage anomalies
- EVM movement logs across districts
Party workers claim that over 18 lakh names—predominantly from Muslim, Dalit, and EBC communities—were removed from the rolls in the months preceding elections. The Election Commission dismissed the charge, stating that 14.7 lakh duplicate entries and 3.2 lakh deceased voters had been removed as part of routine cleansing.
INDIA Bloc Reacts: Supportive Yet Cautious
The larger Opposition coalition responded with mixed tones:
- Tejashwi Yadav (RJD), whose tally fell sharply from 75 to 31 seats, praised Rahul Gandhi’s “moral clarity” but stressed an equal need to address “organisational collapse and cadre disconnect.”
- Dipankar Bhattacharya (CPI-ML) endorsed Gandhi’s concern, alleging CCTV outages in 127 strong rooms, calling it “unprecedented and unacceptable.”
Despite the supportive front, INDIA partners are expected to push Congress for internal reforms and stronger on-ground mobilisation strategies.
BJP Hits Back: “Stop Insulting Bihar’s Mandate”
The BJP responded within minutes.
National spokesperson Sambit Patra called Gandhi’s statement “the whining of a prince who lost his toy kingdom,” asserting that the NDA win reflected women’s overwhelming support for Nitish Kumar’s welfare programmes.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah amplified a viral video featuring women voters crediting the government’s livelihood schemes.
“Bihar’s daughters rejected dynastic politics. Rahul ji should introspect instead of questioning the people,” Patra posted.
The Road Ahead: Protests, Legal Battles, and a New Campaign Narrative
Rahul Gandhi’s pledge to “intensify the fight to protect democracy” signals a shift in the Opposition’s strategy. Congress sources said the party may:
- challenge the EC’s revision process legally
- launch nationwide protests on electoral transparency
- revive a new leg of Bharat Jodo Yatra focused on voting rights
- strengthen state units ahead of municipal polls in Delhi and Rajasthan
Political analysts say Gandhi’s framing of Bihar as an example of “electoral unfairness” could become the central Opposition narrative heading into 2026.
Final Thoughts from TheTrendingPeople.com
Rahul Gandhi’s sharp critique of the Bihar mandate marks the beginning of a new political battle—one that goes beyond seats and alliances. As the NDA savours its historic victory and the Opposition regroups amid internal fractures, India may be heading toward a prolonged confrontation over electoral processes, institutional trust, and the very nature of democratic fairness.