After the results of the Bihar Assembly election of 2020 were declared, Prime Minister Narendra Modi singled out women voters for praise, crediting them for the victory achieved by the National Democratic Alliance. In 2025, the lessons of the previous election, and the 2024 Lok Sabha election are very much on the minds of poll strategists within the alliance.

According to backroom managers in the Janata Dal (United), the voting patterns of men and women reveal their own stories. “In the first two phases of the Lok Sabha election (Bihar saw polling in all seven phases), the percentage of polling for both sexes was nearly equal, and there were slightly mixed results. But in the third phase that took place on May 7, the NDA won all five seats,” said a source.

For example, in the Supaul Lok

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