Friday saw the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) storm back to power in Bihar with an unprecedented majority.

The NDA's victory was predicted by most observers, but what was surprising in the end was the sheer scale. This raises a pertinent question: What propelled NDA to such a sweeping win, and what went wrong for the Mahagathbandhan?

Here are six reasons that we feel played a key part in forging the final result.

Bye, bye, Love

Nitish Kumar has been a decisive factor in securing the electoral outcome in Bihar. Only the alliance which he is part of has managed to win assembly elections in the recent past. The Bihar CM has steered both the NDA and Mahagathbandhan to victory on earlier occasions.

This is because the 74-year-old leader personifies the middle path in Bihar's politics.

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