Overview
- The NDA won about 202 of 243 seats, with the BJP emerging at 89 and JD(U) at 85, alongside LJP(RV) at 19 and HAM at 5.
- Government-formation moves accelerated as JD(U) envoys met NDA leaders in Delhi and LJP(RV) chief Chirag Paswan called on Nitish Kumar in Patna.
- Congress leaders alleged vote theft and faulted the Election Commission after winning only six of 61 seats, while internal critics demanded a hard review of strategy and candidate selection.
- Record participation included a higher female turnout than male, as analysts scrutinized large pre-poll cash transfers to women and complaints that payments continued during the MCC period reached the Election Commission.
- New challengers faltered as Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraj failed to win a seat and ex-IPS Shivdeep Lande lost both contests, while RJD turbulence deepened with Rohini Acharya declaring she was quitting politics and disowning her family.