The NDA has ridden a BJP wave to a record, perhaps unprecedented, fifth term in Bihar. A BJP wave because the party has defied predictions and assessments to outperform even its senior partner, the JD(U). This is a harking back to the 2010 assembly election, when the BJP won 91 seats. Only this time, its strike rate, the ratio of wins to seats contested, is substantially higher.

The Bihar heroics cap a period of stunning return to electoral form for a party that suffered an unforeseen setback in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. Consider the facts: the BJP went past its own best in the Haryana assembly polls as it scored a historic hat-trick in October 2025. The BJP secured its highest-ever 26.77% vote share in the Maharashtra........

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