PATNA, Dec. 1 -- At a key review meeting chaired by the Congress state president Rajesh Ram, party's district-level functionaries blamed the senior leaders of ignoring their roles during the campaigning, irregularities in distribution of tickets and lack of coordination among the allies of Mahagathbandhan for humiliating defeat of the party in the last assembly polls.

Although the meeting was convened primarily to review the preparations of the state unit for the December 14 rally against the "vote chori" in New Delhi, district presidents could not restrain themselves from raising the issues that led to humiliating defeats of the candidates.

All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge for Bihar Krishna Allavaru was also present and al...