India, Dec. 2 -- The outcome of the Bihar Assembly elections must be accepted at face value unless those alleging wrongdoing come forward with clear and irrefutable evidence to support their claims of a "managed poll outcome." Until such evidence is produced, the results stand. However, the major defeat suffered by the opposition Mahagathbandhan (MGB) - essentially the state-level expression of the INDIA alliance - does not dispel the doubts and suspicions circulating in political circles. These doubts may not be proven, but tbut they continue to hang in the air. What is certain, however, is that the Bihar verdict has shattered whatever remained of the opposition alliance before the polls. Most of the regional leaders who were part of the b...