Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed a sweeping victory for his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the pivotal Bihar state elections, where the ruling coalition has secured more than 200 of the 243 assembly seats with counting still underway.
Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the single largest party, contesting alongside Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United), ensuring Kumar a fifth term in office. Addressing supporters in New Delhi, Modi said voters had “broken all records” and chosen development, good governance and social justice.
The opposition ‘Grand Alliance,’ led by the Indian National Congress and regional socialist parties, is projected to win just over 35 seats. Bihar, India’s poorest and most densely populated state with 130 million people, saw record female turnout at 71.6%.
Analysts say a pre-election cash transfer scheme targeting 2.5 million women may have bolstered support for the NDA. Opposition claims that voter list revisions unfairly favored the ruling coalition were dismissed by the Election Commission.
Good governance has won.
Development has won.
Pro-people spirit has won.
Social justice has won.
Gratitude to each and every person of Bihar for blessing the NDA with a historical and unparalleled victory in the 2025 Vidhan Sabha elections. This mandate gives us renewed…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 14, 2025
No landslide is a win in India.