Overview
- NDA early trends show leads on about 177 of 243 seats, comfortably above the 122 needed for a majority, according to initial counting updates.
- Party-level counts reported JD(U) leading roughly 79 seats and ally BJP about 75, indicating both partners are driving the coalition’s advantage.
- Nitish Kumar, already Bihar’s longest-serving leader, is positioned to return as chief minister for a record tenth swearing-in if the trends hold.
- Analysts credit his ‘Sushasan’ image for improvements in infrastructure, law and order, and public services that continue to bolster his appeal.
- Coverage highlights durable support among women and Extremely Backward Classes, with campaign claims on 50 lakh government jobs and a pledge of one crore more noted without broad independent verification.