BJP, JD(U) accuse Congress of living in denial over poll defeats, creating disorder to seize power
The BJP and JD(U) have accused the Congress party of undermining constitutional institutions and creating public disorder to regain political power. The ruling coalition leaders criticized Congress for questioning the Election Commission's credibility while simultaneously demanding that Congress-led state governments resign if they doubt the electoral process.
Why it matters
This highlights the intensifying political polarization and institutional friction between India's ruling coalition and the primary opposition party.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ally, the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) , on Tuesday (October 13, 2026) accused the Congress of undermining constitutional institutions and creating disorder in an attempt to regain power. The BJP and JD(U) alleged that the principal Opposition questioned the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) credibility after electoral defeats but accepted the process whenever it won.
In a joint press conference at the BJP headquarters, Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh of the JD(U) shared the platform with senior BJP leader and Union Minister Piyush Goyal. Both the Ministers condemned the alleged mistreatment of a pregnant journalist covering the Congress-led protest on Monday (October 11, 2026).
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