Overview
- Celebrations were held outside the state BJP headquarters in Bengaluru with senior leaders distributing sweets, waving flags and chanting slogans for Narendra Modi and the party.
- Leader of Opposition R. Ashoka claimed the NDA had crossed a two-thirds mark in Bihar, credited Prime Minister Modi and Nitish Kumar, and said voters rejected what he called 'goonda raj'.
- Ashoka mocked Rahul Gandhi as 'marching toward a century of defeats' and alleged the Congress leader floated a 'vote theft' narrative to deflect from the result.
- Framing Bihar as a bellwether, BJP and JD(S) leaders predicted the Congress would face a similar outcome in Karnataka in 2028, citing what they describe as public discontent with the state government.
- Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and D.K. Shivakumar said they accept the Bihar verdict, with Shivakumar earlier questioning exit polls and later promising to study turnout patterns, including women’s voting; PTI reported the NDA leading in about 204 of 243 seats during counting.