Cashing in on the charisma of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the women-centric welfare schemes launched by his government, Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar on Friday led the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to a landslide victory in Bihar.

The BJP emerged as the largest party, while the JD(U) made significant gains. Both parties contested 101 seats each. The BJP has won 91, while the JD(U) has secured 83.

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The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) of Tejashwi Yadav bit the dust with just 26 seats, while its alliance partner in the ‘Mahagathbandhan,’ Congress, bagged just six seats. The election outcome puts a big question mark on the leadership of Tejashwi, with his party’s strength going down considerably.

For the RJD, there is limited relief, as its leader and Mahagathba

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