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NDA Sweeps Bihar With 202 Seats as BJP Emerges Largest Party

Women-focused welfare combined with tight alliance coordination drove the decisive shift.

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Jan Suraaj leader Prashant Kishor after voting during the second and final phase of the Bihar elections in Rohtas
Chhapra election result: The 39-year-old artist, a native of Chapra, joined the RJD in the presence of party leader Tejashwi Yadav in October this year.

Overview

  • Election Commission figures confirm the NDA won 202 of 243 seats, with the BJP taking 89 and JD(U) 85 to secure a commanding majority.
  • Nitish Kumar is poised to continue as chief minister as the alliance readies to form the government and the BJP finishes as the single largest party.
  • The RJD slumped to 25 seats and Congress to 6, while Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party failed to win any constituency.
  • Smaller NDA partners boosted the tally, with Chirag Paswan’s LJP(RV) winning 19 seats, HAMS 5 and RLM 4; AIMIM secured 5 seats.
  • Turnout hovered around 67% with unusually strong participation by women, even as opposition leaders alleged irregularities and said they would review the result.