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NDA SCRIPTS GRAND BLOC BUSTER

Hindustan Times Lucknow

November 15, 2025

Ruling alliance bags commanding two-thirds majority in historic sweep, BJP is largest party INDIA bloc slumps to 35 seats; RJD posts worst performance in 15 years, Congress wins only 6 Cash transfer, welfare, smart campaign buoy NDA; no resonance for Oppn’s anti-SIR tirade Prashant Kishor’s party fails to open account in bipolar contest with little anti-incumbency

- Dhrubo Jyoti

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) scored a chartbusting victory in Bihar on Friday as it swept India’s third-most populous state and decimated the Opposition's Grand Alliance, reaffirming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity and grabbing the momentum fora clutch of crucial state polls next summer.

This story is from the November 15, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Lucknow.

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