1,300 kilometres, 25 districts, 110 seats. Rahul Gandhi marched through Bihar echoing “vote chor, gaddi chhod,” but voters clearly took a different route - straight to the polling booth, but away from him. The gamcha, the Bhojpuri, the makhana, the fishing and the bike rides - the Nehru-Gandhi scion threw in every flavour of Bihari charm he could muster. But the performance fell flat. Once again, his attempt to slip into the state’s cultural skin didn’t quite land, and the Congress now finds itself staring at one of its bleakest showings, with the party struggling to even hit double digits. Back in 2020, Congress bagged 19 seats. This time, the slide has only steepened.

Election Results 2025

Bihar election results: Bihar votes for 'sushasan'; NDA cruising towards clean sweep

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