It was stunning victory for the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar that Prime Minister Narendra Modi dubbed as a sign of things to come in the upcoming elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Till 9 pm as the votes were still being counted, the NDA was set to win a staggering 202 seats in the 243-member Bihar Assembly, amounting to almost 83 per cent of the total seats.

The BJP had already won 81 seats and was leading in 8 seats, emerging as the single largest party in Bihar. The JD(U) had won 72 seats and was leading in 13 seats. Its allies, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) had won 22 seats and was leading in 3 seats, the Hindustani Awam Morcha had won five seats and the Rashtriya Lok Morcha had won three seats and was leading in one.

The incumbent Chief Minist

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