Dehradun, Nov 16 (PTI) Newly appointed president of Uttarakhand Congress, Ganesh Godiyal, on Sunday alleged that the BJP "bought" votes in Bihar by making cash transfers of Rs 10,000 to lakhs of women even though the Model Code of Conduct was in force.

In his first address after officially assuming charge as the state party chief, Godiyal said the BJP-ruled Uttarakhand government will "use the same tactic" to win the assembly polls here in 2027.

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance dealt a crushing defeat to the Congress's Mahagathbandhan alliance in the Bihar elections, bagging over 200 constituencies of the 243-seat assembly.

"When Baba Bhimrao Ambedkar drafted the Constitution, he had no idea that in the future, governments would be formed by buying votes," he said.

"What is the

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