Overview
- The NDA finished with a commanding lead past the 122-seat majority, with the BJP winning 87 seats and the JD(U) 78, as late counts showed the bloc topping 200.
- LJP (Ram Vilas) emerged as a key gainer with 18–19 seats, while allies HAM and RLM took five and four respectively, strengthening the coalition’s reach across constituencies.
- The opposition suffered a rout as the RJD fell to 24 seats despite recording the highest party vote share at about 23%, and Congress was reduced to six.
- Bihar recorded about 67% turnout across two phases; an Indian Express analysis estimates a net return of roughly 3.1 million migrants may have added about 4 percentage points to participation.
- Analysts and party leaders highlighted women-focused benefits such as ₹10,000 transfers to around 1.25 crore women as pivotal; opposition figures alleged voter-roll manipulation linked to the SIR, a claim rejected by NDA leaders.