Patna: The Bihar Assembly elections delivered one of the most lopsided verdicts in the state’s recent history, with the National Democratic Alliance storming past the 200-seat mark in the 243-member House, securing a brute majority that dwarfs its 125-seat haul in 2020.

As counting progressed through the afternoon, the NDA’s tally hovered around 200-208 seats, powered by the Bharatiya Janata Party emerging as the single largest party with leads in 90-95 constituencies, closely followed by Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) at 79-84, Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) sweeping 20-22, and smaller allies like Hindustani Awam Morcha and Rashtriya Lok Morcha contributing another 8-10.

The opposition Mahagathbandhan crumbled to a historic low of under 40 seats, with the Rashtriya

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