With Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar blaming Congress’ preoccupation with assembly polls for the INDIA bloc’s inability to build on the momentum it gained, the party on Thursday stressed the importance of the elections and asserted it was fighting them “seriously”.
The Congress also asserted that the opposition INDIA bloc had been formed for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections at the national level and was not state specific.
At a CPI rally in Patna, Nitish Kumar, whose JD(U) is part of the alliance, blamed the Congress’ preoccupation with assembly polls in five states for the INDIA coalition’s inability to build on the momentum it had gained in recent months.