Congress Vice President, Rahul Gandhi will meet his party legislators from Bihar on November 19.
Amid indication that Congress is likely to participate in the Grand Alliance government in Bihar, party vice president Rahul Gandhi today met party general secretary CP Joshi and state unit chief Ashok Choudhary as a precursor to his proposed confabulations with newly-elected party legislators on November 19.
Sources said that Mr Gandhi inquired in detail about the gains made by the party in Bihar during the meeting, which lasted for around 45 minutes.
On specifics he also wanted to know why the party lost on some seats, which it had earlier bracketed in A category from the winnability point of view. They include seats like Govindganj, Ramnagar, Pranpur and Valmikinagar.
The Congress vice president will meet all the 27 newly-elected legislators and five members of the Legislative Council on November 19 to seek their views on participation in government and related issues.
There is an indication that the party could participate in the alliance government in Bihar. The Grand Alliance has won 178 seats with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) winning 80, Janata Dal United (JDU) 71 and Congress 27.
Besides that of Chief Minister, there are 35 more berths to be shared, which makes it one portfolio for five seats each.
Mr Choudhary, who met party Vice President today, said that the defeat of BJP happened because "Rahul Gandhi played a key role in forging the alliance" and backed Nitish Kumar as the chief ministerial face of the alliance.
"Moreover, he gave the state unit a free hand in deciding the party matters including candidates," he said adding all this helped Congress win this number of seats in Bihar.