"There has been a question mark over the entire election process right from the beginning. When that is the case, results will be unexpected like this. There was never a strike rate like this. Even Congress didn't have a strike rate like this in 1984, as is the case with the BJP in these
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Jaiswal on Saturday strongly criticised Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his remarks blaming "vote chori" for the Mahagathbandhan's poor performance in the Bihar Assembly elections, stating, "This country will never accept someone who doesn't speak o
The NDA registered a historic landslide victory in the 2025 Bihar Elections, winning 202 of the 243 seats in the state; meanwhile, the Mahagathbandhan could only secure 35 seats.
Earlier on Friday, Rahul Gandhi claimed that the Bihar Assembly election was "unfair from the beginning" after the party failed to secure double digits despite contesting on 61 seats. In the 2020 Bihar elections, the Congress party won 19 out of the 70 seats it contested.
Kumar said that during the campaign, "an effort was made to intimidate minorities and create a Muslim vote bank", accusing the Mahagathbandhan of attempting to secure votes through communal consolidation.
"People have rejected Jungleraj and accepted development by showing faith in PM Narendra Modi. Rahul Gandhi went there to catch fish. To all those alleging vote chori, I would only say that people have given a befitting reply. Women and youth have voted in large numbers, which is why the
Speaking to ANI on Friday, Nitin Nabin said, "This victory is dedicated to the people and workers of Bankipur. I express my gratitude to Prime Minister Modi, Nitish Kumar, Chirag Paswan, Jitan Ram Manjhi, and all others for this victory... We contested the election under the leadership of
"'Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'. I congratulate Nitish Kumar on their landslide victory. We will do an analysis of our defeat," Sule told reporters on Friday, acknowledging the clear mandate given to the ruling alliance.
"Finding fault with every issue, blaming EVMs, and blaming officials. If they spent as much time on their own assessment as they do on finding fault, then Congress and RJD would likely achieve something better. No Bihari tolerates personal comments that go below the limits. The 'Mahagathb
The newly formed Jan Suraaj Party, founded by election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor, faced a major setback in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election, failing to secure a single seat despite contesting in almost all 243 constituencies.