It has been just over a week since the Bihar election results, and Nitish Kumar has been sworn in as Chief Minister for the tenth time in his political career, along with his first set of cabinet ministers.

This outcome has left some sections of the media a bit disappointed, as they had speculated on the possibility of a fractured mandate or even a National Democratic Alliance (NDA) defeat, which could have led to various realignment possibilities at the centre.

Even the staunchest supporters of Rahul Gandhi have conceded that, although the scale of the NDA’s victory exceeded all expectations, the defeat of the Mahagathbandhan was inevitable. Some journalists friendly to Congress have now revealed that the party’s internal surveys had predicted a poor performance.

In a trademark about-turn, Yogendra Yadav, who had inveigled his way into Rahul Gandhi’s inner circle and was considered a key architect of the Bharat Jodo Yatra and the “Vote Chori" campaign, has realised that these were never significant election issues and failed to resonate with the electorate.

With hopes dashed, attention has now shifted to the future of the Congress party. Pontificating on how to revive the fortunes of the Grand Old Party, which is on a slope of terminal decline under the Gandhis, has become the periodic pastime of political commentators. They are all advising introspection over blame games.

However, even a novice media person would not expect any introspection from the high command. Filled with sycophants who believe “the boss is always right", the upper echelons of the party live in perpetual denial, adhering to the........

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