After a huge victory for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in a dramatic close contest in the Bihar Assembly elections, preparations are underway at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi to celebrate the triumph. It is being said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also participate in the celebration and address the workers at 6 pm on Wednesday.
Notably, it was the BJP that took Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led ruling NDA coalition to victory, surmounting anti-incumbency of 15 years in the state.
The NDA secured 125 seats and crossed the magic mark of 122 seats in the 243-member house, surging ahead of the key opposition Grand Alliance known as Mahagathbandhan that could manage 110 seats even after the Tejashwi Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) emerged as the single largest party with 75 seats.
Posters outside JDU office changed in Patna
Scoring fewer seats than BJP in the state, Nitish Kumar's JD(U) has now come in the role of the younger brother in Bihar. However, the government is likely to be formed under the leadership of Nitish Kumar only. In such a situation, posters outside the JDU office have also changed.
Nitish to hold a meeting with JDU leaders
After the election results are out, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will hold a meeting with JDU leaders today (Wednesday) and discuss the post-poll results with leaders of the party's core team. Apart from this, he will also discuss the strategy before forming the government in the meeting. Earlier, he met with BJP leaders.
Despite the slump in numbers, Nitish Kumar, who was declared the NDA`s Chief Ministerial candidate by the BJP brass, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief J.P. Nadda, is set to take over the reins of the government.
AIMIM emerged as a surprise package in the polls by winning five seats, which had gained a foothold after winning a seat in a by-election in Bihar earlier. It made significant inroads into the Seemanchanchal region which has a large presence of the Muslim voters. However, Chirag`s LJP, which gained two seats in 2015, could only clinch one seat for the party.
