Congress leader Shashi Tharoor (Image credits: IANS)
NEW DELHI: As the Congress faced a massive setback in the Bihar assembly elections, leading in just two of the 61 seats it contested, party leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said he was not invited to campaign in Bihar, adding that the party would need to study the reasons behind its poor performance.Speaking to reporters after the results, Tharoor said the party has a responsibility to examine in detail the causes of the setback. “Remember, we were not the senior partner in the alliance and the RJD also has to look carefully at its own performance,” he said. The party had fought the elections as part of the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan.He added that in a mandate like Bihar’s, it is important to examine the totality of the party’s performance.
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“There is, of course, the popular mood. There are questions about the organisation’s strengths and weaknesses. There is a question of messaging. These are issues that will have to be looked at,” Tharoor said, as quoted by PTI.On his personal involvement in the campaign, he said, “I was not there and I was not invited to campaign in Bihar. So I can’t say much from personal experience. Those who were there will certainly study the outcome.” Tharoor’s comments also reflect his consistent call for politics based on principles rather than personality.The Thiruvananthapuram MP, known for making statements that often stir debate within the Congress, recently courted controversy by defending veteran BJP leader LK Advani, saying that Advani’s long career in public life should not be judged by a single episode.