The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is cruising toward a dominant victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, with early numbers putting the bloc ahead on 162 seats. The Mahagathbandhan, led by the RJD and Congress, is trailing far behind with leads on 77 seats.

The scale of the NDA's advantage is most visible in the Pataliputra belt, a region that has traditionally leaned toward the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). Of the 60 Assembly seats that fall in Patliputra zone, the NDA is ahead in 42, while the Mahagathbandhan is leading in 18. The reversal is striking, given the area's reputation as an RJD fortress.

Early trends underlined the spread of the NDA's edge with the JD(U) leading in Amarpur and Nawada , while the BJP opening up leads in Arwal , Aurangabad , Biharsharif and

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