The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is on course for a sweeping victory in Bihar , with trends showing the coalition outperforming even the projections made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah ahead of polling. As counting progressed, the NDA surged to lead in 186 seats, far surpassing his confident estimate that the alliance would secure "more than 160 seats".

Within the dominant coalition surge, the BJP led in 84 seats, while Nitish Kumar's JDU followed with 76. Chirag Paswan's LJP (Ram Vilas) was ahead in 22 seats, and Jitan Ram Manjhi 's HAM held leads in four, collectively pushing the NDA well beyond the benchmark Amit Shah had publicly set.

The numbers carry a striking subtext: the BJP looks set to outperform even its own expectations, particularly those voiced by Union

See Full Page