The dark horse that has emerged out of the Bihar assembly elections is AIMIM, which has been able to win at least five assembly seats even though four of its MLAs, along with their cadres, had shifted to the RJD a few years back after winning the 2020 assembly elections. Interestingly, the party contested independently and chose Muslim-dominated constituencies, mostly in Seemanchal, to contest its electoral battle. The party has performed better than the Congress in terms of winning margins, which clearly shows that the Mahagathbandhan has suffered a drastic fall among Muslim voters.

According to political observers, the Mahagathbandhan had taken Muslim voters for granted, and therefore their public speeches and body language were less soothing to Muslims, which is evident from the result

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