NEW DELHI: As counting for the Bihar polls is underway and the Congress is heading towards a humiliating defeat leading on only four seats, party leaders on Friday said that this is not a victory for the NDA but for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the Election Commission of India (ECI).
Speaking to IANS, Congress leader Udit Raj said, “This is not a victory for the NDA, but for SIR and the Election Commission. Votes were stolen. In Bihar, we raised objections till the end, but the Election Commission did not provide anything in writing. In such a scenario, the results were bound to turn out this way.”
Congress MP Tariq Anwar said, “As I mentioned earlier, we will evaluate all aspects. When one analyses deeply, all factors are considered — where the shortcomings were and why we lagged in the elections. Keeping those factors in mind, we will try to improve going forward. Right now, the fourth, fifth, and sixth rounds are still ongoing, and counting will continue up to the twentieth round. So, the trends will keep changing.”