Overview
- NDA parties secured about 202 of 243 seats, with the BJP winning 89 and the JDU 85, cementing a commanding majority.
- Government-formation steps are underway as JDU emissaries confer in Delhi, allies huddle in Patna, and the oath date is being aligned with the prime minister’s schedule; LJP (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan met Nitish Kumar.
- AIMIM reclaimed five Seemanchal constituencies it had won in 2020 and affected outcomes in nearby contests by splitting votes.
- Congress crashed to six wins out of 61 and its leaders alleged “vote theft” and faulted the Election Commission, while RJD faced turbulence including Rohini Acharya’s public break with her family.
- Political newcomers faltered as Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraj failed to win any seat and former IPS Shivdeep Lande lost both contests, while the BJP expelled ex-minister R.K. Singh for six years for anti-party activity.