India, Nov. 30 -- Faced with a massive setback in Bihar, where it managed to secure only six seats in the recent assembly polls, the Congress party's top leadership has begum chalking out a fresh political road-map for the state. The new plan-still in an early stage -suggests a significant tactical shift, including the option of contesting future elections independently by distancing itself from its long-standing ally, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). It also recommends adopting a sharper stance against the Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM, which is believed to have eaten into the Congress vote share in several constituencies across the Seemanchal belt.

In the aftermath of the electoral loss, the Congress high command held a detailed review mee...