Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has called the Bihar Assembly election outcome “truly surprising” and promised a review in his first reaction to the Mahagathbandhan alliance’s rout in the polls. The party managed to win only six seats.
The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha took to social media platform X to thank voters who backed the Mahagathbandhan and said INDIA bloc will conduct a detailed review of the results to strengthen its fight to “protect the Constitution and democracy”.
Rahul said he was grateful to the “millions of voters in Bihar” who reposed their faith in the Opposition alliance. “This result in Bihar is truly surprising. We could not achieve victory in an election that was not fair from the very beginning,” he wrote.
मैं बिहार के उन करोड़ों मतदाताओं का हार्दिक आभार व्यक्त करता हूं, जिन्होंने महागठबंधन पर अपना विश्वास जताया।
बिहार का यह परिणाम वाकई चौंकाने वाला है। हम एक ऐसे चुनाव में जीत हासिल नहीं कर सके, जो शुरू से ही निष्पक्ष नहीं था।
यह लड़ाई संविधान और लोकतंत्र की रक्षा की है। कांग्रेस…
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 14, 2025
He added that the battle was not limited to one state. “This fight is for the protection of the Constitution and democracy. The Congress Party and the INDIA alliance will deeply review this result and make their efforts to save democracy even more effective,” it said.
The NDA, led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) and the BJP, swept the 2025 Bihar Assembly polls, securing three-fourth majority in 243-member Bihar Assembly, bagging 183 seats.
