India
oi-Prakash KL
The
National
Democratic
Alliance
(NDA)
has
registered
a
decisive
victory
in
the
high-stakes
Bihar
Assembly
elections,
paving
the
way
for
Nitish
Kumar
to
secure
a
projected
fifth
term
as
Chief
Minister.
The
polls,
widely
viewed
as
a
crucial
test
of
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi’s
national
popularity
and
a
referendum
on
Chief
Minister
Kumar’s
anti-incumbency
factors,
saw
the
NDA
alliance
triumphantly
sweep
the
contest.
Analysts
suggest
the
Mukhyamantri
Rojgar
Yojana
scheme
was
a
significant
factor
driving
the
alliance’s
success.
In
the
Bihar
Assembly
elections,
the
NDA,
comprising
the
BJP,
Janata
Dal
(United),
and
others,
won,
leading
to
Nitish
Kumar’s
projected
fifth
term
as
Chief
Minister,
while
Tejashwi
Yadav
of
the
RJD
and
Maithili
Thakur
of
the
BJP
secured
key
seats,
and
Chirag
Paswan’s
LJP(RV)
performed
exceptionally.
The
victorious
NDA
comprised
the
Bharatiya
Janata
Party
(BJP),
Janata
Dal
(United),
Lok
Janshakti
Party
(Ram
Vilas),
Hindustani
Awam
Morcha
(Secular),
and
Rashtriya
Lok
Morha.
They
overcame
a
challenge
from
the
Mahagathbandhan,
led
by
the
Rashtriya
Janata
Dal
(RJD)
and
including
the
Congress
party,
CPI
(Marxist-Leninist),
CPI,
CPI
(Marxist),
and
Vikasheel
Insaan
Party
(VIP).
Key
Winners
and
Losers
in
the
High-Stakes
Election
Mahagathbandhan
Leader
Secures
Key
Seat
Despite
the
overall
defeat,
the
Mahagathbandhan
found
a
moment
of
relief
in
Raghopur.
RJD’s
Chief
Ministerial
candidate,
Tejashwi
Prasad
Yadav,
secured
a
crucial
victory
with
1,18,597
votes,
defeating
BJP’s
Satish
Kumar
(1,04,065
votes).
The
incumbent
MLA
and
Leader
of
the
Opposition
maintained
his
dominance
in
the
family
stronghold,
defeating
Satish
Kumar
Yadav
for
the
third
consecutive
time.
Youngest
MLA
The
elections
introduced
a
new
face
as
popular
singer
and
BJP
candidate
Maithili
Thakur
(25)
emerged
as
the
state’s
youngest
MLA.
Making
her
political
debut,
Thakur
secured
a
victory
in
the
Alinagar
Assembly
constituency
with
84,915
votes,
defeating
RJD
veteran
Binod
Mishra
(63)
by
a
margin
of
11,730
votes.
Chirag
Paswan’s
LJP(RV)
Shows
Exceptional
Performance
Chirag
Paswan’s
Lok
Janshakti
Party
(Ram
Vilas)
delivered
an
exceptional
performance,
proving
critics
wrong
with
an
impressive
strike
rate.
Paswan
noted
on
Saturday
that
the
results
were
a
“befitting
reply
to
those
who
underestimated
him.” The
LJP(RV)
has
already
won
eight
seats
and
is
leading
on
11
others
out
of
the
29
seats
it
contested.
Paswan
confidently
predicted
that
Nitish
Kumar
would
return
as
Chief
Minister.
Senior
NDA
Leaders
Win
Several
key
NDA
leaders
secured
significant
victories:
Bihar
Deputy
Chief
Minister
and
BJP
candidate
Samrat
Chaudhary
won
the
Tarapur
constituency
by
a
margin
of
45,843
votes.
Deputy
Chief
Minister
Vijay
Sinha
(BJP)
recovered
from
an
initial
trail
to
win
the
Lakhisarai
seat
with
a
margin
of
24,940
votes
against
Congress
candidate
Amaresh
Kumar.
Setbacks
for
Key
Figures
Prashant
Kishor’s
Jan
Suraaj
Party
suffered
a
major
disappointment,
failing
to
secure
a
single
seat
after
fielding
candidates
across
almost
all
243
constituencies,
despite
Kishor
deciding
against
contesting
personally.
Janshakti
Janta
Dal
(JJD)
leader
Tej
Pratap
Yadav
faced
a
major
setback,
finishing
a
distant
third
in
the
Mahua
Assembly
constituency,
which
was
convincingly
won
by
Sanjay
Kumar
Singh
of
the
LJP
(Ram
Vilas)
with
87,641
votes.
Jailed
Janata
Dal
(United)
leader
Anant
Singh
secured
a
victory
from
the
Mokama
assembly
constituency,
winning
by
a
margin
of
28,206
votes
against
RJD’s
Veena
Devi.
| Constituency |
Winning Candidate |
Margin |
| Digha |
Sanjiv Chaurasia (Bharatiya Janata Party) |
59,079 |
| Gopalpur |
Shailesh Kumar Alias Bulo Mandal (Janata Dal – United) |
58,135 |
| Alamnagar |
Narendra Narayan Yadav (Janata Dal – United) |
55465 |
| Jhanjharpur |
Nitish Mishra (Bharatiya Janata Party) |
54,849 |
| Jamui |
Shreyasi Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) |
54,498 |
| Bankipur |
Nitin Nabin (Bharatiya Janata Party) |
51,936 |
| Banmankhi |
Krishna Kumar Rishi (Bharatiya Janata Party) |
45,296 |
With
inputs
from
ANI







