The National Democratic Alliance has retained Bihar with a wafer-thin majority of 125 seats in the 243-member assembly, paving the way for a fourth term for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Though the Rashtriya Janata Dal-led opposition alliance put up a tough fight, they could not go past the halfway mark. 

However, the Tejashwi Yadav-led party emerged as the single-largest party with 75 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party won 74.

Both Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal-United and Congress performed poorly, winning 43 and 19 seats respectively.

Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party could win only one seat. 

• MAPPED: Battle for Bihar

Here's the final party-wise result.

• BIHAR POLLS: FULL COVERAGE