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The 2025 Bihar election was almost a mirror image of 15 years ago, but with some differences. Back in 2010, the JD(U) won 115 of the 141 seats contested, while the BJP won 91 of the 102 constituencies it contested. This time, both allies contested 101 seats each, with the BJP with a slightly better strike rate, with a tally of 89 seats and the JD(U) slightly behind at 85.The NDA wave — the ruling coalition ended up with 202 seats in total — was the result of the enduring popularity of CM Nitish Kumar, with his support among women…

As the results of the Bihar Assembly polls gave a sweeping mandate to the NDA, they also delivered another clear message – the Mahagathbandhan’s gamble with the Mukesh Sahani-led Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) and I P Gupta’s Indian Inclusive Party (IIP) did not pay off.The VIP failed to win any of the 10 seats it contested, dashing the Mahagathbandhan’s hopes of making inroads into the NDA’s Extremely Backward Classes (EBC) strongholds by banking on Sahani’s “son of Mallah” appeal. Meanwhile, Gupta was his party’s only candidate to win in his constituency. The outcome is not just a setback for Sahani, who…

New DelhiNovember 15, 2025 07:35 AM IST First published on: Nov 15, 2025 at 07:35 AM IST The ruling NDA’s landslide win in the Bihar Assembly elections includes those seats which the Tejashwi Yadav-led RJD had won comfortably last time. In 2020, of its 75 seats, the RJD won 45 with at least 40% of the vote share, and 47 with a margin of at least 10,000 votes. It recontested 73 of these 75 seats this time, and is set to lose 55 of them, with more than 25 wrested by the JD(U). The RJD’s losses include 31 seats where…

Express Premium, New DelhiNovember 15, 2025 12:00 AM IST First published on: Nov 15, 2025 at 07:34 AM IST The NDA’s landslide victory in Bihar has come as a shot in the arm for not just the alliance and the BJP but also for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The failure of the BJP to get a majority in last year’s Lok Sabha elections is now well into the past, with the party mopping up wins in Maharashtra, Haryana, Delhi and now Bihar since then – apart from in Odisha, which held polls simultaneously with the general elections. Not just that,…

The results of the Bihar Assembly elections have been announced, and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has achieved a record number of seats, marking its return to power. In the Muslim-majority district of Kishanganj, Congress has asserted its dominance, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) failed to secure a single seat in the region.  Breakdown Of The Results In The Key Constituencies: Kishanganj: Congress Emerges Victorious Once again, Congress has emerged victorious in Kishanganj. Mohammad Kamrul Hoda secured 89,669 votes and defeated BJP’s Sweety Singh by a margin of 12,794 votes. Kochadhaman: AIMIM Claims the Seat The Kochadhaman seat has…

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah faced a major setback after his party Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), the party suffered defeats in both constituencies it contested during the recent bypolls. The Election Commission announced the results on Friday, confirming that the Omar’s party failed to retain the Budgam seat and finished third in Nagrota.  Notably, the Budgam by-election was necessitated after Omar Abdullah vacated the seat in 2024, having also won from Ganderbal in the same Assembly elections. PDP Clinches Budgam In Budgam, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi, emerged victorious with 21,576…

New DelhiNovember 15, 2025 08:56 AM IST First published on: Nov 15, 2025 at 07:05 AM IST The 24 seats in Bihar’s Seemanchal region have gone largely with the NDA, with Muslim votes splitting between the Mahagathbandhan and Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM. This illustrates that regions with a high minority population are no guarantee that the Opposition will perform well. The Mahagathbandhan was unable to attract Muslim votes as a bloc in constituencies with a high concentration of Muslims and lost ground to the AIMIM in Seemanchal, which consists of the four districts of Purnia, Araria, Katihar, and Kishanganj. The NDA,…

Mumbai: The measure of how crucial the Maharashtra local bodies’ polls are is apparent in the confusion that has beset both the Mahayuti and MVA ahead of the elections. From going solo in a few local bodies to forming unlikely alliances or announcing an alliance only to back out within hours, infighting, breaking of ranks—nothing is clear.In this situation, where everything is tentative, Maharashtra leaders are looking at the resounding victory of the NDA in Bihar to show them the way ahead. “The alliances, especially at the local level are looking at personal and vested interests, it seems. And so…

Madhouse R-rated animated films are still something of a rarity. America’s cultural association that animation equals kids’ stuff has loosened with the advent of quality adult cartoons on channels like Adult Swim, but Hollywood has been reluctant to take a chance on adult animation in movie theaters. Mature animated films from other countries, such as Japan, are more common than American ones, but they often only receive limited or straight-to-video releases in the States and therefore forgo official ratings from the Motion Picture Association. That’s why the likes of “Ghost…

Clay Enos/Netflix Hollywood has always loved sequels, as seen by the early days of countless movies starring Tarzan, the Universal Monsters, and other beloved characters. This fondness has been exacerbated in the modern world as studio executives find new ways to milk every possible dollar out of a recognizable brand name. Thus, instead of just making sequels or adapting a new series of books, Hollywood has become enamored with splitting single stories into two movies. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” and the “Wicked” features are the most famous examples of…