Santushtikaran (universal satisfaction) replaced Tushtikaran (appeasement), as PM Modi quipped, post the phenomenal NDA win in Bihar, drawing applause from EBC women who credited him for a 25 per cent poverty drop since 2019. Economically, Modi’s Viksit Bihar vision of promising Rs 5 lakh crore investments in semiconductors and biofuels ignited aspirations, with Bihari youth favouring NDA for “future-proof" jobs. NDA’s mega victory in Bihar is the biggest endorsement that Gen Z stands in complete solidarity with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Don’t forget, Bihar’s 65 per cent youth population saw in Modi a job creator with his promises of skill hubs echoing way louder than Tejashwi’s, swaying 55 per cent of first-time voters in the NDA’s favour.

Clearly, November 2025 was a battleground not just for political power, but for the soul of India’s most populous eastern state – Bihar. The BJP alone secured 89 seats, its best haul since 2010, while JD(U) notched 85, underscoring the ironclad synergy of the “double-engine" narrative. In stark contrast, the Mahagathbandhan (MGB) – the grand opposition alliance of Lalu Prasad Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the Indian National Congress (INC) and smaller left parties, limped to a humiliating 35 seats, with RJD managing just 25 and Congress a paltry six out of 61 contested. Prashant Kishor’s much-hyped Jan Suraaj Party (JSP), drew a mere 3.4 per cent vote share and failed to win a single seat. NDA’s win was not merely an electoral verdict; it was a resounding endorsement of governance and inclusivity, versus “Jungle Raj" and dynastic entitlement of the MGB. Bihar, with the youngest........

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