Bihar election results: âWeak linkâ Congress grows even weaker in 2025 - The Hindu

One of the most closely watched trends in the Bihar 2025 Assembly Elections was the Congress partyâs performance within the Mahagatbandhan (grand alliance). In the 2020 elections, the party had recorded the lowest contested vote share and strike rate among the allianceâs major partners. The weak performance of the Congress in the 2020 polls was one of the main reasons behind the close contest that year.Data shows that the Congressâ poor performance continued in 2025 and, in fact, further worsened.