India, Nov. 16 -- The Congress Party has once again stumbled in the recent Bihar Assembly elections, despite contesting as part of the Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan) alongside Tejashwi Yadav's RJD and several Left parties. Even with ambitious promises and coordinated campaigning, Congress continued its streak of underperformance whenever placed in a direct fight with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). This trend became unmistakably clear in Bihar, where Congress and the BJP clashed in 29 constituencies-but Congress secured victory in only three. The BJP, though battling anti-incumbency sentiments, put up a commanding show, winning 26 out of these 29 seats and decisively outperforming Congress in their head-to-head matchups.

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