Overview
- The NDA won 202 of 243 seats in the Bihar Assembly, securing a decisive mandate to form the government.
- Within the alliance, the BJP captured 89 seats, JD(U) won 85, and LJP (Ram Vilas) took 19.
- The opposition struggled as RJD finished with 25 seats, Congress with six, and AIMIM with five, though Tejashwi Yadav retained Raghopur.
- The outcome positions Nitish Kumar to return as chief minister for another term.
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin congratulated the winners and praised Tejashwi’s campaign, accusing the Election Commission of partiality, saying its reputation is at its lowest point, and urging a stronger, more impartial institution.