PATNA: Bihar, one of the most populous and politically vibrant states, has voted emphatically and with ample clarity on who would take the reins of state, rejecting any possibility of hung assembly as was anticipated by a handful of political watchers, owing to 20 years of anti-incumbency against the Nitish government.
The 2025 mandate, in fact, is probably the most emphatic and biggest mandate for Nitish Kumar-led NDA government.
This also marks one of the most crushing defeats for the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress-led alliance, as per the result trends till noon.
One of the major highlights of 2025 elections is also the best-ever numbers for BJP-JD(U) coalition, with each party maintaining a strike rate of more than 80-90 per cent, as per the trends.
However, the surge in their support and public mandate didn't happen overnight, rather it's a story of steady rise and consolidation in the Hindi heartland since Independence.