India, Nov. 25 -- In a sharp escalation of internal unrest, the Bihar unit of the Congress on Monday expelled seven leaders for a period of six years, accusing them of anti-party activity and indiscipline during the recent Bihar assembly elections.

The expulsion order was issued by Kapildeo Prasad Yadav, the chairman of the Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) disciplinary committee, as reported by HT.

However, the action has triggered renewed controversy within the party, as dissidents accuse it of being a scapegoating strategy aimed at protecting senior leaders from accountability for the electoral defeat.

The expulsions come in the backdrop of Congress's disappointing performance in the 2025 Bihar Assembly polls, after which the ...