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Contrary to what the exit polls concluded, the Bihar polls were always poised to be a cliffhanger. Most reporters who were on the ground would have vouched for a tough contest. It eventually turned out to be exactly that.
The National Democratic Alliance scraped past the majority mark of 122 in a nail-biting day-long counting process. The Rashtriya Janata Dal-led Mahagathbandhan fell short of the majority by 12 seats.
According to the Election Commission website, the Bharatiya Janata Partys tally is 74, while Janata Dal (United) is considerably behind at 43.
Two smaller NDA allies, the Vikassheel Insan Party and the Hindustan Awam Party (Secular) won in 4 seats each. The RJD, on the other hand, finished as the single-largest party with 75 seats, while the Congress won a mere 19. Of the 29 seats the Left parties had contested, they won in 16, with the CPI (ML-Liberation) winning at least 12 of them.
One, had the BJP ensured that the Lok Janshakti Party stayed in the coalition, it would have been a far more comfortable win for the National Democratic Alliance. From the very beginning, the NDA had the caste arithmetic strongly in its favour.
The Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal (United)-LJP combines conventional vote bank comprises upper caste groups (15%), a large section of economically backward classes (EBC) (26%), and Dalits (16%). The LJPs defection set the anti-incumbency sentiment in motion but also ended up restricting the Mahagathbandhans shot at power as much as it hurt the JD(U).
Two, in a multi-cornered contest that eventually ensued, the Congress proved to be the Achilles heel for the Rashtriya Janata Dal-led Mahagathbandhan, winning less than 10% of votes. Its abysmal strike rate can be deduced from the fact that of the 70 seats it contested, it could manage to win only 19.
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|| Contrary to what the exit polls concluded, the Bihar polls were always poised to be a cliffhanger. Most reporters who were on the ground would have vouched for a tough contest. It eventually turned out to be exactly that. The National Democratic Alliance scraped past the majority mark of 122 in a nail-biting day-long counting process. The Rashtriya Janata Dal-led Mahagathbandhan fell short of the majority by 12 seats. According to the Election Commission website, the Bharatiya Janata Partys tally is 74, while Janata Dal (United) is considerably behind at 43. Two smaller NDA allies, the Vikassheel Insan Party and the Hindustan Awam Party (Secular) won in 4 seats each. The RJD, on the other hand, finished as the single-largest party with 75 seats, while the Congress won a mere 19. Of the 29 seats the Left parties had contested, they won in 16, with the CPI (ML-Liberation) winning at least 12 of them. One, had the BJP ensured that the Lok Janshakti Party stayed in the coalition, it would have been a far more comfortable win for the National Democratic Alliance. From the very beginning, the NDA had the caste arithmetic strongly in its favour. The Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal (United)-LJP combines conventional vote bank comprises upper caste groups (15%), a large section of economically backward classes (EBC) (26%), and Dalits (16%). The LJPs defection set the anti-incumbency sentiment in motion but also ended up restricting the Mahagathbandhans shot at power as much as it hurt the JD(U). Two, in a multi-cornered contest that eventually ensued, the Congress proved to be the Achilles heel for the Rashtriya Janata Dal-led Mahagathbandhan, winning less than 10% of votes. Its abysmal strike rate can be deduced from the fact that of the 70 seats it contested, it could manage to win only 19.