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.
Decisive Bihar win sets tone for coming state polls, strengthens BJP vs allies too