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NDA Wins Bihar in Landslide as AIMIM Holds Five Seemanchal Seats

Seemanchal’s split minority vote lifted the NDA, with AIMIM’s five wins concentrating Muslim representation.

Maithili Thakur, 25, is contesting the Bihar assembly elections from Alinagar.
Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor delivers the Jyoti Komireddy Memorial Lecture in Hyderabad. (PTI Photo)
Bhartiya Janata Party candidate and singer Maithili Thakur greets a voter at the Alinagar polling booth.
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Overview

  • The NDA secured 202 of 243 seats to form the next Bihar government, led by Nitish Kumar, with the BJP at 89, JD(U) at 85 and LJP(RV) at 19.
  • In Seemanchal, the NDA took a majority of constituencies, winning 14 of 24, while the AIMIM matched its 2020 tally with victories in Bahadurganj, Kochadhaman, Amour, Baisi and Jokihat.
  • Election analyses show Muslim votes split between the Mahagathbandhan and AIMIM, allowing the NDA to consolidate Hindu votes across castes and finish ahead in the region.
  • AIMIM will account for a disproportionately large share of Muslim MLAs, and Asaduddin Owaisi signalled constructive cooperation with the incoming government while faulting the INDIA bloc for its strategy.
  • Congress underperformed statewide and could manage only limited gains in Seemanchal, where it won four seats as the RJD’s footing also weakened.