INDIA Bloc To Fight Bihar Elections Together: Congress

New Delhi, March 25: The Congress today said that the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) will contest the Bihar elections jointly to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

A meeting of Bihar Congress leaders was held at AICC Headquarters here today, which was presided over by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and attended by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, General Secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal, Bihar in-charge Krishna Allavaru, Bihar Congress president Rajesh Ram, CLP leader Shakeel Ahmad Khan, and all other senior Bihar Congress leaders.

Addressing the meeting, Kharge said that winds of change are being felt in Bihar. He stated that the people of Bihar are concerned about their welfare, social justice, and progress. Highlighting growing public resentment against unemployment, irregularities in the recruitment process, and paper leaks, he expressed confidence that the current government will be ousted and a people-friendly government will be formed in Bihar.

Later, while briefing reporters, Allavaru reaffirmed that the INDIA bloc partners will work together to defeat the BJP and its allies.

Bihar Congress president Rajesh Ram emphasised that the main challenge was from the BJP. He expressed confidence that the INDIA bloc will work together and defeat the BJP-led communal forces in the state.