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How alliance consolidation, vote fragmentation gave the NDA a landslide win in Bihar

The National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) sweeping victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, securing over 200 of the 243 seats, represents more than just electoral dominance: it exemplifies how India’s first-past-the-post system can magnify vote share advantages when party systems consolidate around two principal alliances. The arithmetic tells a compelling story. The NDA secured 47.2% of…

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Bihar Vidhan Sabha Chunav Result 2025: ‘It will be people’s victory,’ says Tejashwi Yadav; vote counting underway

A view of the Tejaswi Yadav’s residence in Patna on vote counting day in Bihar | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy As counting of votes in Bihar’s 243 Assembly constituencies began on Friday (November 14, 2025), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, who is named as the opposition’s Chief Ministerial candidate, said that it will be…

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