NDA's Bihar Sweep: Nitish Kumar's Leadership, Alliance Strategy Secure Historic Mandate

This special report covers the National Democratic Alliance's sweeping victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, where the coalition secured 202 seats. The bulletin focuses on the central role of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in leading the alliance, which includes partners like Chirag Paswan, Jitan Ram Manjhi, and Upendra Kushwaha, to a massive win, while the Mahagathbandhan was limited to 35 seats. In his reaction to the victory, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said, 'the NDA Alliance has displayed complete unity and secured a sweeping majority'. The programme also highlights the numbers behind the victory, including a 10% vote share gap over the rival alliance and high strike rates for the BJP, JDU, and LJP.