Overview
- The NDA finished with 202 of 243 seats, with the BJP at 89, JD(U) at 85 and LJP(RV) at 19, and Nitish Kumar is expected to continue as chief minister according to multiple reports.
- Coverage credits Amit Shah with overall direction, Dharmendra Pradhan with organisational reinforcement and Vinod Tawde with constituency strategy and social coalition-building.
- The alliance’s women-focused welfare plank, including a Rs 10,000 direct transfer promise, featured prominently as women’s turnout reached 71.6% versus 62.8% for men.
- Operational tactics cited by party insiders included caste mapping, constituency-level coordination, RSS-backed cadre work and reported efforts to facilitate migrant voters’ return.
- Chirag Paswan’s party delivered 19 wins from 29 seats and the BJP’s Maithili Thakur captured Alinagar, as party leaders cast the Bihar verdict as a template for upcoming contests such as West Bengal.