Overview
- Final tallies reported by multiple outlets show the Vikassheel Insaan Party failed to win any of the 15 seats it contested, despite an early Election Commission snapshot showing at most one lead.
- Statewide trends through Friday put the NDA decisively ahead of the Mahagathbandhan in the Bihar Assembly race.
- Mukesh Sahani did not contest; his brother Santosh Sahani trailed in Gaura Bauram behind BJP’s Sujit Kumar and RJD’s Afzal Ali Khan during counting rounds.
- Mahagathbandhan smaller allies posted mixed outcomes, with the Indian Inclusive Party winning Saharsa, CPI-ML(L) taking two seats, CPI(M) one, and CPI failing to open its account.
- Reporting and analyst assessments indicate Sahani’s appeal among EBC/Mallah voters did not translate into transferable votes for the alliance, against the backdrop of his frequent alliance switches.