Behind the BJP and the NDA’s stunning victory in the Bihar Assembly election is not just the overwhelming support of women , who came out in large numbers to vote and surpassed men in many seats, but also the hard grind of micromanagement for vote transfer to all allies.

The NDA win has seen the BJP become the single largest party in Bihar, matching its spectacular performance in the 2010 polls, when it had won 91 seats. The Janata Dal (United) had bagged 141 seats then.

The BJP’s long campaign for the Bihar polls began months in advance when senior party leaders such as Union Home Minister Amit Shah and party president J. P. Nadda stressed that all constituents have to be on the same page — organisationally, and on messaging. The message that all allies needed to pull their weight i

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