This refers to the report, “BJP veterans react to Bihar loss, seek accountability” (November 11). It is said that success has many fathers while failure is an orphan. But, as per some BJP leaders, failure also an equal number of fathers, at least as far as the Bihar election fiasco is concerned. The BJP parliamentary board has held that every party leader is responsible for the defeat. However, the party’s Margdarshak Mandal is correct in saying that, by holding everyone responsible for the defeat, no one can be held accountable. For example, given that these veteran leaders have been sidelined, with little say even in overall management of party affairs, how can they be brought under the collective responsibility umbrellaIJ