New Delhi, March 5 -- The Congress on Thursday alleged that recent political developments in Bihar amount to a "leadership coup" and a betrayal of the people's mandate, escalating its criticism of the shifting political equations in the state.

Congress general secretary and communications in-charge Jairam Ramesh said the party had repeatedly warned about such a possibility during the state's election campaign. In a post on the social media platform X, Ramesh accused what he described as "G2" of orchestrating a regime change.

"What the Indian National Congress had been saying often during the Bihar election campaign has now come to pass. A leadership coup and regime change orchestrated by G2 has taken place. It is, in many ways, a huge bet...