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Muslim MLAs in Bihar have fallen to their lowest level since Independence—just 11 seats, despite Muslims forming nearly 18% of the population.

AIMIM’s rise in Seemanchal fractured the traditional Muslim vote, while secular parties reduced Muslim candidatures and committed key strategic errors.

A decade-long shift toward Hindutva politics and weakening Muslim leadership across Bihar has structurally altered the state’s representational balance.

The results of the Bihar Assembly elections show that representation for almost every caste has increased in proportion to their population, except for Muslims. In the Seemanchal region, the Manihari tribal-reserved seat saw Muslim Adivasi candidate Saif Ali Khan contesting, and he received around five thousand votes. Howe

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