In a big blow to the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan, the BJP became the single largest party in the Bihar Assembly election for the first time on Friday.

By winning 89 seats, it led the NDA to a landslide win. Meanwhile, its allies in the NDA also posted strong performances. The Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) seured 85 seats while Union minister Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) won 19 seats. In all, the NDA scored a “double-century”, finishing with 202 seats.

However, for some candidates, the contest ended in a nail-biting finish. Some candidates also won by

Nail-biting contest

Sandesh: JD(U)’s Radha Charan Sah won by defeating RJD’s Dipu Singh by a margin of only 27 votes. Sah got 80,598 votes (43.99%), while Singh won 80,571 votes (43.97%).

Ramgarh: BSP leader Satish Kumar Singh Y

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