New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- Rahul Gandhi issued his first reaction to the Bihar poll setback, calling the result "surprising" and alleging that the election "was not fair from the very beginning." In a post on X, the Leader of the Opposition thanked "millions of voters in Bihar who expressed their trust in the Mahagathbandhan," but said the alliance could not prevail in what he described as an uneven contest.

Gandhi framed the setback as part of a larger struggle, writing that "this fight is for the protection of the Constitution and democracy." He added that both the Congress and the INDIA bloc will "deeply review this result" and intensify efforts to "make their campaign to save democracy even more effective."

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