The BJP may have got more seats than the Janata Dal (United) to lead the NDA to a thumping victory, but Nitish Kumar has clearly emerged as ‘The Man of the Match’ of the Bihar Assembly elections.

The electorate in Bihar voted on the performance of his government and Nitish has passed the litmus test with flying colours, his failing health notwithstanding.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has, of course, made a significant contribution to the NDA’s victory, but credit goes to Nitish for outsmarting his young rival, Tejashwi Yadav of the RJD, to be once again the top contender for the chief ministership. His popularity seems to have increased, rather than waned, even though he has been at the helm for 20 years, barring a brief nine-month period.

The election results evidently p

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