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Modi-Shah strategy, Nitish's role, Chirag's voters prove decisive
The Statesman Bhubaneswar
|November 15, 2025
The strategic campaign crafted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, Nitish Kumar's undisputed leadership, and Chirag Paswan's ability to shift the Paswan vote bank to alliance partners together drove the NDA's landslide victory in the Bihar Assembly elections.
In recent months, PM Modi's announcement of several major infrastructure projects set the stage for an energetic campaign by him, Amit Shah, and other BJP leaders. The BJP's invocation of "jungle raj" and Nitish Kumar's contrasting image as "Sushasan Babu", the leader credited with pulling Bihar out of that era, also played a key role.
Good governance and two decades of development under Kumar emerged as significant factors as well. Bihar has made progress in road expansion (over 1,00,000 km), electricity coverage (95 per cent), and education. Initiatives such as smart city projects and new expressways have helped boost the rural economy.
This story is from the November 15, 2025 edition of The Statesman Bhubaneswar.
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