With Chief Minister Nitish Kumar showing signs of frailty, the BJP pushing for a larger share of seats in the NDA, and the RJD snapping at its heels, the saffron party is said to be weighing bold options ahead of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections to counter anti-incumbency.

Among the ideas on the table is the so-called ‘Gujarat model’, a sweeping revamp of candidates similar to the shake-ups the BJP carried out in Gujarat and Chhattisgarh, where it later reaped big electoral dividends.

The urgency for such a reset has grown amid repeated feedback from the ground and recent surveys pointing to simmering voter anger against a large section of sitting MLAs. With the Election Commission set to announce poll dates shortly, the BJP faces a critical question on how best it can stem the potentia

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