'Ups and downs inevitable': RJD's first reaction after Bihar defeat; calls itself 'party of poor'

NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), reacting for the archetypal clip to its large setback successful the Bihar assembly predetermination results, said connected Saturday that it is not "despondent" contempt suffering a crushing decision astatine the hands of the ruling NDA, which secured a landslide triumph with 202 seats.In a station from its authoritative grip connected X, the enactment framed the results arsenic portion of the earthy "ups and downs" of nationalist life. The message, primitively written successful Hindi, loosely translates to: "Public work is an unceasing process, an endless journey. Ups and downs are inevitable. There is nary despondency successful defeat, and nary arrogance successful victory. The Rashtriya Janata Dal is simply a enactment of the mediocre and volition proceed to rise their voice.

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The RJD, which was the largest enactment successful the Mahagathbandhan, saw its tally illness from 75 to conscionable 25 seats -- 1 of its astir disappointing performances since 2010. The melodramatic slide, which resulted successful the nonaccomplishment of implicit 100 seats to NDA allies, came contempt the conjugation uniting down Tejashwi Yadav arsenic its main ministerial face.Overall, the Mahagathbandhan ballot stock and spot number fell sharply, ending beneath the 40-seat people and acold from authorities formation. In contrast, the BJP emerged arsenic the strongest performer wrong the NDA, winning 89 seats — its highest-ever tally successful Bihar. The JD(U), led by Nitish Kumar, secured 85 seats, portion Chirag Paswan’s LJP (RV) posted an awesome onslaught complaint by winning 19 of the 29 seats it contested. HAM won 5 seats and Upendra Kushwaha’s enactment claimed 4.