Archive · 3 Dec 2025
RJD-Congress Tensions Rise After Bihar Election Loss
The RJD and Congress, who are part of the Mahagathbandhan alliance in Bihar, are having some big fights after they lost badly in the recent elections.
The Congress did not do well and won only a few seats, which made them upset.
They had a meeting to talk about why they lost and many people said the RJD didn't help them enough.
The RJD's leader said the Congress is not important and should try to win on their own.
Both sides are now saying they need to focus on getting stronger instead of working together right now.
They are still part of a bigger group called the INDIA bloc, but they are not getting along very well.
Tensions between RJD and Congress in Bihar have escalated after the Mahagathbandhan's poor performance in the recent Assembly elections.
Congress won only 6 out of 61 seats contested, while RJD secured 25 out of 143 seats.
During a Congress review meeting, 27 out of 38 District Congress Committee presidents blamed the alliance with RJD for their poor showing.
RJD's Bihar unit president Mangani Lal Mandal dared the Congress to break ties, calling them a 'spent force' in the state.
Both parties have stated their immediate priority is to strengthen their own organizations rather than focusing on the alliance.
- Who
- RJD and Congress, key constituents of the Mahagathbandhan alliance in Bihar
- What
- Growing tensions and public statements indicating strain in their political relationship
- When
- After the recent Bihar Assembly elections and during a Congress review meeting in Patna
- Where
- Bihar, India, with key meetings and discussions happening in Patna
- Why
- Due to the poor performance of the Mahagathbandhan in the recent elections and internal disagreements over the alliance's effectiveness
- RJD
- Rashtriya Janata Dal
- Congress
- Indian National Congress
- Mahagathbandhan
- Opposition alliance in Bihar
- NDA
- National Democratic Alliance
- Nitish Kumar
- Chief Minister of Bihar
- Mangani Lal Mandal
- RJD Bihar unit president
- Krishna Allavaru
- AICC Bihar in-charge
- Rajesh Ram
- Bihar Congress chief
- Shakeel Ahmad Khan
- Former Congress CLP leader
- Asit Nath Tiwari
- Congress spokesperson
- Subodh Kumar Mehta
- RJD national spokesperson
- Election Outcome
- NDA won 202 seats, Mahagathbandhan won 35
- Congress Seats
- 6 out of 61 contested
- RJD Seats
- 25 out of 143 contested
- Meeting Location
- Patna
- Meeting Date
- Monday (unspecified date)
- Protest Date
- December 14
- Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana
- Government welfare scheme for women entrepreneurs
- Vikassheel Insaan Party
- Alliance partner with deputy CM candidate Mukesh Sahani
