It's EC vs people of Bihar: Congress on Bihar performance

Bihar Election 2025: As the counting of votes progresses, Congress, along with the Mahagathbandhan, has fallen behind. Pawan Khera, the Congress leader, on Friday declared the Bihar Assembly elections as a direct contest between Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the people of Bihar.

Khera, while talking to reporters in the national capital, took a jibe at CEC Kumar, saying he has an advantage over the public in Bihar.

He said, "These are just early trends, we're waiting a bit. The initial trends certainly suggest that Gyanesh Kumar is gaining an upper hand over the people of Bihar. I can't underestimate the people of Bihar. They have shown courage. They showed it despite the SIR and vote theft. The contest is directly between the Election Commission of India and the people of Bihar, and let's see who wins."(as reported by ANI)

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He further said, "I'm not even talking about parties. I'm talking about a direct, straight contest between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and the people of Bihar. Now, let's see in the coming hours how effective Gyanesh Kumar will be."

Bihar Election Result 2025: Congress's poor conversion rate of 11.6 per cent

Khera’s remarks came when Congress is showing a lead in only seven seats, according to the Election Commission data at 11:30 am. The figure reflects a poor conversion rate of 11.6 per cent. In the year 2020, Congress had made it to the winner's list with 19 seats.

On the other hand, the National Democratic Alliance has surpassed the halfway mark of 122 seats with a lead in 190 constituencies. The BJP was in the lead on 82 seats while the JD(U) was in the lead on 80 seats.

Mahagathbandhan was ahead on only 45 seats in total, with the RJD winning on 33 seats.

Earlier today, Congress MP Manickam Tagore also alleged about the vote deletion of voters who cast in favour of the opposition, saying that democracy can't survive if the playing field is uneven.

"When you delete 65 lakh voters—mostly from the opposition's voters—what do you expect on result day? Democracy cannot survive if the playing field is tilted before the match even begins," Tagore posted on X.