Nitish reviews poll debacle with candidates; minister quits

Another minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav dismissed the news. Kumar, along with state JD(U) president Basistha Narayan Singh, held individual dialogue with all the 37 JD(U) Lok Sabha candidates, to take feed back about the poll.  Asked about review meeting, Kumar all the candidates narrated their experience in the election and made their recommendations for future corrective steps.

“Discussions were held on future strategy,” he said adding Basistha Narayan Singh would meet party office bearers tomorrow as part of review exercise which would continue.

JD(U) had contested in 38 out of the total 40 seats in Bihar and had left 2 for its ally CPI. JD(U) nominee from Kisanganj, Akhtarul Iman, had withdrawn from contest mid-way.

Only two JD(U) nominees—Kaushlendra Kumar from Nalanda and Santosh Kushwaha from Purnea—won in the polls.

JD(U) president Sharad Yadav too lost from his traditional Madhepura seat and about half of party candidates forfeited their deposit.

Chief Minister Manjhi attributed BJP victory in LS poll to their “confusing” campaign. “People of Bihar are with us and we will bounce back as a major force in the state soon,” he told reporters.