Patna, November 14, 2025
In a resounding verdict that cements the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) dominance in the heartland, the NDA swept the Bihar Legislative Assembly elections, clinching 193 of the 243 seats as final trends rolled in from the Election Commission of India (ECI) late Friday evening. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)] emerged as the single-largest party with 85 seats, edging out the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 89, while the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-led Mahagathbandhan limped to just 31 seats, marking a humiliating rout for Tejashwi Yadav's bid to reclaim power. The results, declared after a brisk two-phase poll from November 6-11, underscore a decisive rejection of "jungle raj" revival fears, propelling Kumar toward a historic third consecutive term and fueling Prime Minister Narendra Modi's narrative of a "developed Bihar" under NDA stewardship.
The ECI's Form-20 dashboard painted a clear picture: BJP's aggressive campaign on development and anti-corruption netted 89 seats, a gain of 12 from 2020, while JD(U)'s 85 marked a consolidation in Seemanchal and Magadh belts despite alliance frictions. Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) [LJP(RV)] chipped in with 19, sealing the NDA's supermajority. RJD, buoyed by Yadav's youthquake pitch, mustered only 25 seats—a drop from 75 in 2020—conceding strongholds like Patna Sahib and Siwan to NDA waves. Congress, the alliance's "weak link," scraped 6 seats with a dismal 2.5% vote share, its lowest in decades, while AIMIM held 5 in Seemanchal and HAM(S) snagged 5, fragmenting the opposition further.
Turnout across the two phases averaged a robust 62%, up from 57% in 2020, with women voters (65% participation) tipping scales in 80 rural seats toward NDA's welfare promises like expanded Ayushman Bharat and girls' education stipends. Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party, the wildcard entrant, fizzled with zero seats despite a 4% vote share, failing to dent Yadav's MY bloc as predicted. Key upsets included RJD's loss in Yadav's own Phulpur to a BJP debutant and JD(U)'s retention of Nitish's home turf in Nalanda by 15,000 votes.
Kumar, addressing a euphoric rally at Patna's Miller School ground amid fireworks and "Sushasan" chants, quipped: "Bihar has chosen vikas over vendetta—our alliance stands stronger, ready to deliver 2 crore jobs and Rs 2 lakh crore infra by 2030." BJP's Samrat Choudhary, the deputy CM-in-waiting, credited Modi's "double-engine" vision, while LJP(RV)'s Chirag Paswan hailed Paswan community consolidation as the "X-factor." Modi, campaigning in 40 rallies, wasted no time sounding the Bengal bugle: "Bihar's Ganga flows to wipe out jungle raj in the east next—Didi, your time's up."
Yadav, conceding defeat at a somber 1, Anne Marg presser, vowed a "people's fightback": "We've lost seats, but not spirit—caste census and jobs remain our war cry for 2030." RJD's 10.5% vote share, down from 23%, exposed cracks in the Mahagathbandhan, with Congress's rout—winning just Madhubani—prompting internal recrimons over seat-sharing. AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi, retaining Kishanganj, positioned his 5 seats as a "Muslim assertion" bargaining chip.
The mandate, with NDA's 52% vote share versus Mahagathbandhan's 38%, signals a tectonic shift: From 2020's razor-thin NDA win (125 seats) to this landslide, driven by urban youth (70% NDA tilt) and EBC consolidation. Analysts eye ripple effects: A stable Bihar bolsters Modi's 2029 national push, while opposition disarray—echoing 2024 Lok Sabha woes—tests INDIA bloc cohesion. As Kumar gears for his December 10 swearing-in, Bihar's ballot box whispers a mantra: Development divides, dynasties dissolve..
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