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Party leaders said the discussions were detailed, orderly and focused on assessing the party’s performance in the recent assembly polls.
Congress MP Tariq Anwar said the leadership had spoken individually with members in small groups to ensure a thorough assessment. (PTI file photo)
The Congress on Thursday dismissed reports of a scuffle during its Bihar election review meeting. Party leaders said the discussions were detailed, orderly and focused on assessing the party’s performance in the recent assembly polls.
Congress MP Tariq Anwar, who attended the review session, said the leadership had spoken individually with members in small groups to ensure a thorough assessment.
“A very detailed review has been conducted, and in groups of ten, Congress President Kharge ji, Rahul ji and Venugopal ji have spoken one-on-one with everyone,” he said.
He added that the All India Congress Committee (AICC) would now prepare a roadmap based on the feedback received. “After this entire discussion, the AICC will prepare a roadmap for the future, and action will be taken. It is true that corrective measures will be taken,” Anwar stated.
Congress MP Akhilesh Prasad Singh also rejected claims of any confrontation, saying that everyone was heard “constituency-wise” and that the discussion focused on improvements needed within the party.
Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal, who was part of the meeting, said the four-hour review made it clear that the Bihar election was “not a genuine mandate, but a grossly managed and fabricated outcome”.
Today’s 4-hour review meeting with our candidates & leaders from Bihar, under Hon’ble Congress President and Hon’ble LOP’s leadership, made one thing absolutely clear: the Bihar election was not a genuine mandate, but a grossly managed and fabricated outcome.They highlighted…
— K C Venugopal (@kcvenugopalmp) November 27, 2025
In a statement shared after the meeting on X, Venugopal said leaders highlighted several concerns, including how “SIR enabled targeted voter deletions and dubious additions”, how “blatant cash bribery under the so-called MMRY scheme was used to influence voters even at polling stations”, and how “identical margins across constituencies exposed a pattern that no independent election commission would ever overlook”.
“These issues point to organised electoral malpractices and brazen violations of the Model Code of Conduct, carried out under the watch of an ECI that has increasingly behaved like an active collaborator in BJP’s election rigging,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Congress party took to X and shared a video of Bihar Congress in-charge Krishna Allavaru speaking about the outcome of the meeting to reporters.
Allavaru said the party carried out an in-depth discussion with all candidates and senior leaders regarding the Bihar election results.
आज बिहार चुनाव परिणाम को लेकर सभी प्रत्याशियों और वरिष्ठ नेताओं के साथ गहन चर्चा हुई। जिसमें 2 तरह के आंकलन हुए।पहला आकलन⦁ वोट खरीदी⦁ चुनाव प्रक्रिया की धज्जियां उड़ाना
दूसरा आकलन⦁ महागठबंधन और कांग्रेस पार्टी
इसके साथ-साथ आगे के कामों पर भी चर्चा हुई, जिसको लेकर… pic.twitter.com/NaFoCvSaSY
— Congress (@INCIndia) November 27, 2025
Allavaru added that discussions were also held on future tasks and the direction the party would take going forward. “Along with this, discussions were also held on future works, regarding which we are going to proceed with the work ahead,” he said.
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