The Bihar mandate has once again demonstrated how social coalitions, smart election management, and sharply defined leadership choices can decisively alter a political landscape.

The National Democratic Alliance's sweeping performance in the state was not the result of a single factor, but the culmination of multiple strands coming together at the right moment.

WHY NDA WON BIHAR ELECTIONS?

Let's look at the six key factors:

1. Women-EBC combine: One of the most striking features of this election was the extraordinary turnout of women voters. In as many as seven districts, women outvoted men by 14 percentage points or more, a push that favoured the NDA.

The gender gap peaked in Kishanganj (19.5 per cent), followed by Madhubani (18.4 per cent), Gopalganj (17.72 per cent), Ar

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