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Why did Tejashwi Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal party lose? 5 reasons why: The two-phase assembly elections in Bihar concluded. Counting of votes began today, November 14th, at 8 a.m. The NDA has maintained a steady lead since morning, while the Grand Alliance has suffered a setback. Tejashwi Yadav, the opposition's most prominent leader and a contender for the CM post, had been making grand promises since before the election. His promises, ranging from jobs to depositing money into women's accounts, fell flat. Consequently, questions are constantly being raised about where Tejashwi Yadav's strategy failed.
Why did Tejashwi Yadav lose?: Various theories are being spread about Tejashwi Yadav's strategy failing. We will examine the five key issues that are being considered Tejashwi's biggest failures. The five key factors contributing to Tejashwi's defeat are.
1. Seat-sharing with Rahul Gandhi
Tejashwi spent a lot of time trying to appease the Congress leadership regarding seat-sharing. He waited for months for Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi's approval. During this period, ground preparation was neglected. Many strong seats were given to the Congress, where RJD's strong candidates could have contested. As a result, the RJD's own organization weakened and discontent within the alliance grew.
2. Disregarding the real issues and focusing on vote theft
Tejashwi, ignoring real issues like employment, education, and health, focused on allegations like "vote theft" and "EVM hacking." This distracted public attention, and the NDA propagated this by claiming that "the RJD has accepted defeat."
3. Alliance with the Congress
Tejashwi made a major mistake by including the Congress in the Grand Alliance. Congress is a party with a weak base in Bihar. Instead, Congress cut into RJD's traditional voters in many seats. Giving seats to the Congress in the seat-sharing arrangement also proved costly for the RJD, as it lost in most of the seats. This alliance was only nominal, benefiting no one.
4. Women's massive voter turnout spoiled RJD's game
Women voted in record numbers in this election. Nitish Kumar's schemes like prohibition, bicycle scheme, and women's reservation directly benefited the JDU-BJP. RJD's promise of "10 lakh jobs" failed to reach women. Rural women voted for the NDA in the name of security and schemes.
5. Mukesh Sahni was offered the post of Deputy CM
Mukesh Sahni's VIP party was given more than 10 seats and was also offered the post of Deputy CM. However, Sahni's influence is limited to a few Nishad-dominated areas. Tejashwi angered his core vote bank (Yadav-Muslim) by giving so much importance to a smaller ally.
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