The 2025 Bihar Assembly elections turned out to be less a contest of vote shares and more about strike-rate supremacy. Data shows that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) did exceedingly well to convert its votes into seats with an efficiency the Opposition simply could not match.

While both alliances were within striking distance on paper in terms of vote share, the NDA's compact social coalition, disciplined seat-sharing and near-perfect vote transfer gave it a decisive edge over the Mahagathbandhan.

The NDA displayed an exceptionally high strike rate in direct contests with the Mahagathbandhan. In 28 seats where it faced the Congress one-on-one, the BJP won 25 seats with a strike rate of 89.3%. Even against the RJD, traditionally its toughest rival in Bihar, the BJP's strike rate s

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