Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday framed the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) sweeping victory in the Bihar assembly elections as a reaffirmation of the politics of development, welfare and social justice — while simultaneously using the mandate to send a sharp electoral message to states headed for polls next year. Advertisement

Calling it a “historic and unprecedented” verdict, Modi said the people of Bihar had endorsed the NDA’s governance model and given the alliance a renewed mandate to take the state to “new heights.” The NDA, comprising the BJP, JD(U) and smaller allies including the LJP-RV, HAM and RLM, led in 204 of the 243 seats, putting the opposition Mahagathbandhan far behind with just 33 seats — 81 fewer than its tally in the 2020 elections.

In his victory addres

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