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Rahul Gandhi’s Bihar ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ Yields No Gains as NDA Wins Big

Analysts say the SIR-focused campaign misread voter priorities.

Overview

  • The 16-day march spanned roughly 1,300 km across 25 districts, yet Congress logged its worst performance in the state.
  • The Election Commission declared the Special Intensive Revision of rolls a successful exercise with zero appeals pending, weakening the ‘vote chori’ narrative.
  • Most constituencies along the yatra route returned NDA winners, with Araria standing out as a rare Congress victory.
  • India bloc leaders acknowledged that heavy emphasis on SIR and ‘vote chori’ drained resources from local issues and stalled momentum.
  • Post-result reviews also flagged organisational lapses and fraught candidate selection, including complaints about coordination under in-charge Krishna Allavaru.