Overview
- The NDA secured a decisive majority with about 202 seats, including 89 for the BJP, 85 for JD(U) and 19 for LJP (Ram Vilas), while the Mahagathbandhan won 35 and Congress took 6.
- Senior Congress leaders, including Ashok Gehlot, alleged that ₹10,000 payments to women and pensions continued during the campaign under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rozgar Yojana despite the Model Code of Conduct.
- The party claimed the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision deleted tens of lakhs of names — figures like 65–69 lakh were cited — and alleged duplicate additions, special trains ferrying outside voters, and other irregularities.
- Election Commission officials dismissed accusations, saying there were zero appeals in the SIR process, turnout hit a record 67.13%, and the Bihar conduct reflected the commission’s best performance.
- Rahul Gandhi called the contest “not fair from the very beginning” and met Mallikarjun Kharge as Congress vowed to compile evidence within weeks, with no legal finding altering the result reported so far.