New Delhi: Congress settled for a demoralising defeat in Bihar where it could win just six seats, as voters turned their face against its aggressive pitch on ‘vote theft’ and many of its leaders refused to walk the extra mile after their demands for party tickets or prominence was not yielded.

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Its two top leaders in the state – Bihar chief Rajesh Ram in Kutumba and Legislature Party leader Shakeel Ahmed Khan in Kadwa – lost the elections though the party managed to cling nearly on to the vote share it had five years ago when it won 19 out of the 70 seats it contested.

Senior Bihar Congress leader Akhilesh Prasad Singh has promised an introspection by the party. But the moot point will be whether the Congress will be able to g

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