Now only two ways for Congress in Bihar, Tejashwi's inner story has come out!

Patna. The session of Bihar Assembly is starting tomorrow from 1st December. Just two days before this, on 29 November, the Grand Alliance meeting was held in Patna. What happened in the meeting seemed to tell the story of the new picture emerging in the politics of Bihar. Actually, in the meeting, Tejashwi Yadav was elected the leader of the Grand Alliance in the Assembly. All the RJD MLAs were there, the Left also attended, but not a single Congress MLA attended. Only one MLC Sameer Kumar Singh came, that too just for show. Congress said – all our MLAs are holding their own separate meetings in Delhi. RJD people are saying – no problem, Tejashwi is the leader. But, the inside news received from sources is that Congress has clearly refused.

Congress’s past record and direction of change

Let us tell you that Congress was a part of the Grand Alliance in the Bihar Assembly elections 2025, but the performance was very weak. The party fielded candidates on 61 seats and could win only 6 seats and the vote share remained at around 8.71%. According to political experts, Congress also failed to save its vote bank. Now Congress leaders are blaming this on the RJD leadership. The absence of Congress at the meeting on November 29 to elect Tejashwi Yadav as the leader of the Grand Alliance was not just a formal absence. This is believed to be an indication that Congress is feeling isolated from the decision-making process of the Grand Alliance. There has been a discussion in Bihar for the last few months that Congress can strengthen its organization and have the option of contesting the next elections alone.

Congress kept going down in Bihar year after year

In fact, Congress has once been a strong political force in Bihar, but the party’s support base has been continuously decreasing in the last two decades. In the 2005 October elections, Congress got 9 seats and the vote share was 6.09%. After that Congress did not dare. Yes, Congress contested alone in the 2010 assembly elections. In that election, Congress had got only 4 seats and its vote share was about 8.37%. Obviously this demonstration was a big blow for the Congress. After this, the party contested the elections in 2015 by forming RJD-JDU alliance and in 2020 by forming Grand Alliance. In 2015, Congress’s performance was better and it got 27 seats and vote share of 6.7%. That election had given relief to Congress, but it became clear that the success was due to the alliance with RJD-JDU. After this, in the year 2020, Congress fielded candidates on 70 seats and could win only 19 seats. The vote percentage was around 9.5%. Obviously this demonstration was once again going to raise questions on the party’s position.

Congress’s performance in the last few years

2005 (October)- Congress contested the elections alone; Won 9 seats, vote-share was 6.09%.
2010- Congress participated alone; Won 4 seats, vote share was 8.37%.
2015- Congress contested the elections with the Grand Alliance (RJD–JDU and others); won 27 seats, vote-share was 6.7%.
2020- Congress fights with RJD-centric grand alliance; Won 19 seats, vote share was 9.5%.
2025- Despite fighting with the Grand Alliance, Congress’s performance remained weak; Won only 6 seats, vote share was 8.71%.

Now why does Congress want to separate?

Experts are saying that after the defeat in 2025, Congress is feeling that there is nothing left for it by being with Tejashwi Yadav. Tejashwi was made the CM face, yet he lost. Congress votes went to Yadavs, but RJD votes did not go to Congress, on the contrary, Congress votes were cut. Even Bihar Congress President Rajesh Kumar Ram lost his seat. Party leader Shakeel Ahmed Khan also lost. In the review meeting in Delhi, the leaders of Bihar clearly said in front of Rahul Gandhi that if they stay with RJD in Bihar, the party will be destroyed. Now either remain with more seats or separate.

What is the challenge before Congress?

However, in the eyes of political experts, if Congress decides to go alone then it will face big challenges. Firstly, to get back the lost vote bank, secondly, to strengthen the organization at the district and block level, thirdly, to establish youth leadership and a new political line. Above all, learning from past mistakes. Congress leaders are saying that the party is exploring options, but the decision will not be taken in haste. But now it is clearly visible that its role in the alliance is no longer the same as before. If Congress wants to bring back its identity then it will have to take a strict and independent political line.

What will happen next?

Experts say that Congress has only two options – remain in the Grand Alliance, but ask for around 100 seats in the next elections. Separate yourself completely and contest the elections alone. Party leaders believe that even if we get 10-15 seats, our party will survive. However, the session of the 18th Assembly is starting from tomorrow. Tejashwi Yadav will speak as the leader of the opposition, but it will be interesting to see what the 6 Congress MLAs will do. At the same time, experts say that the simple thing is this – Congress has realized that it will die under Tejashwi’s shadow, so now it is looking for a different path!