Congress pins blame on AIMIM yet again: 'BJP must thank Owaisi for their victory in Bihar'

Blaming AIMIM yet again for its poor performance in Bihar assembly elections, w Congress leer and AICC general secretary Tariq Anwar has said that BJP must express ir gratitude to Asuddin Owaisi. leer opined that it is because of Owaisi that BJP is able to form government in Bihar this year. Asserting that VCongress is against every religious extremism - "both Hindu and Muslim" - Anwar said that both complement each or. 

This comes a day after Anwar said that his party should accept truth and introspect about ir loss in Bihar. He has said that entry of AIMIM in Bihar is t a good sign for electoral future of grand old party.

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Hectic parleys after elections

In Bihar Assembly elections 2020, Congress was able to win only 19 out of 70 seats it contested as a part of seat-sharing with RJD and left parties in Mahagathbandhan. While CPIM-L has me a comeback in Bihar with 12 seats, Tejashwi Yav - CM face of Mahagathbandhan fell short of forming government despite RJD becoming single largest party and many have blamed it on Congress' poor performance.

Meanwhile, sources have confirmed that RJD has approached HAM and VIP to join Mahagathbandhan. When asked about offer to Tejashwi, he said that election this year was about change and it is for or parties to decide if y want a change in state. He did t rule out that RJD is trying to make a deal with smaller parties. 

As per numbers, Mahagathbandhan needs 12 legislators to form government in Bihar. Previously, as mandate went against RJD, hushed talks in capital Patna suggested that Tejashwi's party is trying to approach Asuddin Owaisi - whose AIMIM won 5 seats, making major inros. However, chances of AIMIM supporting an alliance consisting of Congress seems unlikely as Owaisi has in his post-poll statements attacked grand-old party for calling him a "vote-cutter" and questioned ir ideological leanings and silence on issues like CAA.

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AIMIM factor

Asuddinn Owaisi's AIMIM won 5 seats in Bihar out of 20 he contested. However, when he was termed as B-team of BJP, he slammed Congress and gave proof. He said that out of 20 seats AIMIM contested, y won 5 while NDA and Mahagatbandhan h won 6 and 9 seats respectively. Owaisi pointed out that NDA's victory margin on seats that it won- Sahebganj, Chhatarpur, Narpatganj, Pranpur, Barari, and Raniganj - was more than votes secured by his party. Thus, NDA would have won from aforesaid constituencies even if AIMIM candidate was t in fray, he explained.  

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Bihar Election Result 2020

Bihar assembly elections results were declared around midnight on vember 10-vember 11, with ruling coalition - NDA winning 125 in 243-member assembly, against Mahagathbandhan's 110.  Even as contest remained neck and neck throughout day, RJD under leership of Tejashwi Yav, became single largest party with 75 seats, followed by BJP's 74. While Chirag Paswan's LJP won one seat, it me a major dent in JDU's tally that has come down to 43 from 71 in 2015. biggest clincher is Asuddin Owaisi's AIMIM winning 5 seats and CPI-ML  winning 12 seats. or two left parties - CPI and CPI-M won two each. or two alliance partners of NDA - HAM and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) won four seats each.

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