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Rahul Gandhi Calls Bihar Polls 'Unfair', BJP Hits Back At 'Shortcut Politics'

This special report covers the political fallout following the Bihar election results, focusing on the sharp exchange between the Congress party and the BJP. After the Grand Alliance's loss, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi termed the election 'not fair from the very beginning', prompting a strong rebuttal from BJP National Spokesperson and Member of Parliament, Sudhanshu Trivedi. Trivedi stated, 'Those who were trying to do the shortcut of politics, they have been short-circuited.' He defended the NDA's victory, attributing it to the consistent credibility and women-centric policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over many years. Trivedi challenged the Congress to substantiate its allegations of a tampered voter list, urging them to present evidence from booth-level lists and CCTV footage.

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