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Battle for Bihar 2025: THE VERDICT

November 15, 2025
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The ruling National Democratic Alliance decimated the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar on Friday to retain power and dealing a body blow to the Congress and ally Rashtriya Janata Dal.

While the Bharatiya Janata Party won 89 seats, up from 74 in 2020, Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal-United tasted success in 85 constituencies, up from 43.

The majority mark in the 243-member Assembly is 122.

The ruling NDA secured two-third majority, bagging 202 seats

The RJD's seat tally slipped to 25 from 75 and Congress bagged only six out of the 61 seats it contested, down from 19.

Catch all the numbers here.

 

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