The landslide victory of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar reflected a strong pro-incumbency wave in the state, with all but one of the 25 state ministers in the fray winning their respective seats.

The BJP had fielded 15 ministers, and all of them emerged victorious. Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha won the Tarapur and Lakhisarai assembly seats.

While BJP veteran and agricultural minister Prem Kumar retained Gaya Town for an eighth consecutive term, another minister, Raju Kumar Singh, won from the Sahebganj seat for a second term.

Singh had contested from Sahebganj on a Vikassheel Insan Party (VIP) ticket in 2020 before he switched sides and joined the BJP.

In Darbhanga, minister Sanjay Saraogi defeated VIP's Umesh Sahani, while minister Niti

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