As the final results of the Bihar elections come in, the NDA is set to form its government in Bihar, being elected for the second consecutive time with a record win. The voting for the 243-seat assembly took place in two phases on November 6 and November 11, with the results announced on November 14. NDA registered a massive landslide victory with 208 seats, while the INDIA bloc's Mahagathbandhan was restricted to only 32 seats. Moreover, the Congress could only manage to win four seats this time, delivering its worst-ever performance so far.
The winning camp has already started celebrating ahead of the official declaration of the win. Amit Shah took to X, claiming NDA's victory, and calling it a win of every Bihari who believes in a 'developed Bihar'.
Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary also expressed his gratitude towards the people of Bihar. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari also reacted to the winning streak of the NDA, calling it a "historic victory."
BJP also emerged to be the single largest party in Bihar, securing 91 seats, even better than their last best in 2020. JD(U) followed with 83 seats in its kitty. Nitish Kumar might return to power, taking over as the Chief Minister of Bihar again and taking forward the "double engine" government.
The vote share of RJD stood at 22.76%, ahead of both JD(U) and BJP, which recorded 18.90% and 20.90% respectively.
Here is a complete breakdown of the individual seats won by each political party in the state:
Political Parties and their seats
BJP 91 Janata Dal United 83 Rashtriya Janata Dal 27 Lok Janshakti Party 19 AIMIM 5 Hindustan Aawam Morcha 5 Rashtriya Lok Morcha 4 Indian National Congress 5 Communist Party of India - Marxist 2 CPI(ML)(L) 1
Bihar elections also witnessed performances of some star candidates. Here is how they fared:
Samrat Chaudhary (Leading from Tarapur)
Maithili Thakur (Leading from Alinagar)
Khesari Lal Yadav (Trailing from Chhapra)
Tejashwi Yadav (Trailing from Raghopur)
Tej Pratap Yadav (Trailing from Mahua)
Anant Singh (Leading from Mokama)
By-election resultsApart from the assembly elections in Bihar, results for the by-elections in eight constituencies of six states were also announced. These include:
Budgam (Jammu and Kashmir): Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party
Nagrota (Jammu and Kashmir): BJP
Ghatsila (Jharkhand): Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Dampa (Mizoram): Mizo National Front
Nuapada (Odisha): BJP
Tarn Taran (Punjab): Aam Aadmi Party
Anta (Rajasthan): Congress
Jubilee Hills (Telangana): Congress