Union Minister Chirag Paswan launched a sharp attack on Congress MP and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, following the latter’s recent remarks on social media targeting the Election Commission over the alleged manipulation in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections.

Speaking in Patna, Paswan said, “…The problem with Congress and its leaders is that when introspection is needed, they look for excuses for losing elections… If Rahul Gandhi needs to find faults in any institution, it should not be a constitutional institution, but his own Congress party…”

He further criticized Gandhi's comments suggesting electoral manipulation, saying such statements indicate a pre-emptive justification for defeat.

“Blaming the Election Commission, accusing someone of fixing elections, saying that the EVM is faulty — all this shows that Rahul Gandhi has already accepted defeat in the Bihar Assembly elections,” Paswan added.

The Union Minister didn't stop there, predicting a larger downfall for the Congress in the upcoming electoral battles:
“After Bihar, these people will lose states like Assam and Bengal.”