The NDA has returned to power in Bihar, though by the slimmest of margins, as results on the Election Commission site indicated that it crossed the majority mark of 122 seats in the 243-member house as the NDA comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Janata Dal United, Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) winning 125 seats in all.
The BJP emerged victorious on as many as 74 seats while the JD(U) managed to win on 43 seats. Smaller allies, the HAM and the VIP won four seats each.
The Lok Janshakti Party, which had quit the NDA in the state in the run-up to the October-November elections, ended up with one seat.
Addressing the people of India and especially Bihar, PM Modi hailed the election results at the BJP headquarter in New Delhi. He said, " I want to thank the people of the country, not because they made BJP win the polls across the states, but also because all of us enthusiastically participated in the festival of democracy."
"No re-polling and peaceful conduct of voting were the distinctive features of #BiharElections2020. Earlier there used to be news of booth capturing etc," added PM Modi.
One of the key factors for the top performance of the BJP performance was the silent voters. Most of the exit polls showcased Mahagathbandhan winning the Bihar Elections, however, the reality changed drastically for the RJD and its alliance. Media experts termed this the votes of 'Silent Voters'.
Now PM Modi as well hailed the 'Silent Voters and actually revealed who they are. In his speech, he said, "I want to thank the silent voters who have stunned the political parties. Those silent voters are none other than the woman, young girl voters from cities as well as from rural areas of Bihar. These days, we get headlines such as 'Rise in polling numbers of women' and 'Rise in number of votes given' is a massive change from our past."