The election debacle in the Bihar  is having strong reaction in the BJP. In addition to the strong criticism against  Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Party President Amit Shah by many BJP leaders in Bihar,  four veterans of the party viz.  L.K.Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Shanta Kumar and Yeshwant Sinha have spoken sharply against the leadership. They severely criticised the assessment of the party that all are jointly responsible for the debacle. Both Advani and Joshi are former BJP Presidents and present Marg Darshaks. They continued that  those who would have appropriated credit if the party had won are bent on shrugging of responsibility for the debacle. They also stated that a thorough review is required for the defeat as well as the way the party is being forced to kow-tow to a handful. They stated that the review “must not be done by the very persons who have managed and who have been responsible for the campaign in Bihar”.

There will be many in the BJP, who may support the view now, but  were afraid to say anything against the Mod-Amit Shah earlier.