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NDA Surges Past Majority in Bihar Count as JD(U) Emerges on Top

Analysts link the record turnout to returning migrants alongside an Election Commission voter‑roll cleanup.

Ever since Prashant Kishor launched his party last year, it was expected that he would contest the Bihar polls, likely from Raghopur, INDIA bloc's chief ministerial face Tejashwi Yadav's home turf.
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan during an election rally in Bihar.
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Overview

  • Early Election Commission trends show the NDA comfortably over the 122-seat mark, with media tallies placing the alliance near 185–190 leads by late morning.
  • Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) is vying with the BJP for largest-party status in the alliance, with each crossing 75 leads in several updates as counting progressed.
  • Chirag Paswan’s LJP (Ram Vilas) posted strong early gains at roughly 20-plus seats, reinforcing the NDA’s state-wide advantage.
  • The RJD-led Mahagathbandhan trailed far behind its 2020 footprint, with the RJD’s leads sharply lower and key contests such as Raghopur showing volatile, see-saw margins.
  • Jan Suraaj, debuting statewide, failed to sustain early blips and was not leading in seats as trends firmed up, while record turnout of about 66.9% drew attribution to both migrant returns and the recent voter-roll revision.