Archive · 17 Nov 2025
SP Leader Suggests Akhilesh Yadav Lead INDIA Bloc After Bihar Results
After the Congress party did not do well in the Bihar elections, a leader from another party, the Samajwadi Party, said that their leader, Akhilesh Yadav, should be in charge of the whole group of opposition parties called the INDIA bloc.
The Samajwadi Party leader believes Akhilesh Yadav is a good choice because his party is well-organized and liked by people, and they won many seats in the past.
This leader also suggested that maybe the voting machines used in Bihar caused the opposition to lose.
Meanwhile, the Congress party, which won very few seats, is also talking about why they lost and is questioning the election officials.
Another party leader had previously suggested someone else from their party should lead the alliance.
SP MLA Ravidas Mehrotra proposed that SP chief Akhilesh Yadav should lead the INDIA bloc following the party's poor performance in Bihar.
Mehrotra cited the Samajwadi Party's organizational strength and public appeal, as well as their 37 Lok Sabha seats in the previous year, as reasons for Yadav's suitability to lead.
The INDIA bloc, including the RJD, Congress, and Left parties, won a total of 35 seats in the Bihar Assembly elections, with Congress securing only six.
The SP MLA suggested that the INDIA bloc might have performed better in Bihar if ballot voting had been used instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, met to discuss the party's performance after the Bihar election results and questioned the Election Commission's role.
- Who
- Samajwadi Party MLA Ravidas Mehrotra, SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav, Congress leaders (Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge)
- What
- Suggestion for Akhilesh Yadav to lead the INDIA bloc and questioning of the Election Commission's role following the INDIA bloc's poor performance in the Bihar Assembly elections.
- When
- After the Bihar Assembly election results (November 2023 implied)
- Where
- India (specfically Bihar for elections, Lucknow for SP MLA)
- Why
- To address the INDIA bloc's electoral setbacks and propose a new leadership structure.
Samajwadi Party's Stance
Congress's Implied Position
Leadership of the INDIA Bloc
Samajwadi Party's Stance
SP MLA Ravidas Mehrotra suggests Akhilesh Yadav should lead the INDIA bloc due to the Samajwadi Party's organizational strength and public appeal, citing their 37 Lok Sabha seats last year.
Congress's Implied Position
The Congress, despite its poor performance in Bihar and other elections, appears to be implicitly assuming leadership of the INDIA bloc, with leaders like Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge discussing poll performance.
Reasons for INDIA Bloc's Bihar Performance
Samajwadi Party's Stance
SP MLA Ravidas Mehrotra implies that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) contributed to the INDIA bloc's poor performance in Bihar, suggesting ballot voting would have yielded better results.
Congress's Implied Position
The Congress has questioned the Election Commission's role in the Bihar poll procedure, indicating concerns about the fairness of the process, without explicitly mentioning EVMs.
- Bihar Election Results (INDIA Bloc Share)
- RJD: 25, Congress: 6, CPI (ML) Liberation: 2, CPI (M): 1, Indian Inclusive Party: 1 (Total: 35)
- Samajwadi Party Lok Sabha Seats (Previous Year)
- 37
- INDIA Bloc Meeting
- Congress leaders met to discuss poll performance after the Bihar results.
Sources
Congress still clueless about Bihar poll rout: MP CM Yadav
Gehlot slams Modi over possible split in Cong remarks, says PM dreaming
INDIA Bloc's Running Out Of Patience With Congress. Can You Blame Them?
