Overview
- Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the win flowed from a tightly united NDA, close monitoring by the prime minister and home minister, and a noticeable increase in female voting.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi framed the verdict as an endorsement of governance and vowed to carry the momentum into West Bengal, highlighting a new focus on women and youth.
- Zee News reported that Jan Suraj failed to win any seat and that over 95% of its roughly 238 candidates forfeited their deposits, with many polling fewer votes than NOTA.
- Coverage noted the gap between Prashant Kishor’s high-visibility, years-long campaign and the party’s negligible vote share, including weak showings in his home district of Rohtas and in Rupauli.
- Pradhan argued voters rejected the opposition Mahagathbandhan’s disunity and objectionable rhetoric, asserting that development records guided the electorate’s choice.