Bihar Election Result Analysis: Chirag Paswan hails PM Modi, says Nitish Kumar won because of him

With National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) dramatic win in the Bihar Assembly elections, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president Chirag Paswan congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the victory, claiming that CM Nitish Kumar only won because of him. 

Chirag, who left NDA just before the polls, said that the voters in the state have expressed their faith in PM Modi and it is necessary that BJP gets stronger to usher in development in the state.

Addressing a press conference, the LJP chief said that the LJP gave a tough fight in difficult circumstances. "We don't have much to lose but the possibilities were infinite. In 2025 elections, we will do good as we have prepared the ground in this election. We performed well on majority of the seats."

"We tried our level best. I got only 10 days to prepare post my father's death. Happy that Bihar gave love to LJP, around 25 Lakh voters trusted 'Bihar First, Bihari First' & we secured 6% votes while contesting alone. We were called 'pichhlaggu party' that can do something only with other's support. We showed courage," he added.

Notably, LJP contested elections alone and managed to win only one seat in the 243-member assembly.

The NDA secured 125 seats and crossed the magic mark of 122 seats in the 243-member house, surging ahead of the key opposition Grand Alliance known as Mahagathbandhan that could manage 110 seats even after the Tejashwi Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) emerged as the single largest party with 75 seats.

Despite the slump in numbers, Nitish Kumar, who was declared the NDA's Chief Ministerial candidate by the BJP brass, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief JP Nadda, is set to take over the reins of the government.

AIMIM emerged as a surprise package in the polls by winning five seats, which had gained a foothold after winning a seat in a by-election in Bihar earlier. It made significant inroads into the Seemanchanchal region which has a large presence of the Muslim voters. However, Chirag's LJP, which gained two seats in 2015, could only clinch one seat for the party.