PATNA: In the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections in Bihar, the NDA alliance, led by CM Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) and BJP, emerged victorious in 30 out of the 40 constituencies. Both JD(U) and BJP secured 12 seats each, while their allies, LJP (RV) and HAMS, won five and one seats, respectively. The opposition INDIA bloc managed to win nine seats, and an independent candidate secured one.
Chirag Paswan, the president of LJP (Ram Vilas), has finally established himself as the true political successor of his late father, Ram Vilas Paswan, after a three-year struggle.By winning all the five LS seats his party was allotted in the NDA alliance, Chirag has not only maintained LJP’s previous track record of keeping 100% strike rate but also established that he is the new Dalit icon on the political landscape of Bihar.
Union ministers Giriraj Singh and Nityanand Rai successfully retained their Begusarai and Ujiyarpur seats. However, their colleague, power minister RK Singh, lost his traditional Ara seat to CPI-ML (Liberation)’s Sudama Prasad by a margin of around 60,000 votes.
Former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi, who leads the Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular, made his parliamentary debut at the age of 79 by winning the reserved seat of Gaya. On the other hand, NDA partner Upendra Kushwaha, a former Union minister and head of Rashtriya Lok Morcha, suffered a humiliating defeat in Karakat.
In Saran, former Union minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy achieved a hattrick for BJP by defeating Lalu Prasad’s daughter Rohini Acharya by over 13,000 votes. This marks the third consecutive time Rudy has triumphed over a member of the RJD chief’s extended family
Shambhavi Choudhary, a 25-year-old candidate from the LJP (RV), made history by becoming the youngest female member of the Lok Sabha. She achieved this feat by defeating her nearest rival, Sunny Hazari of the Congress, by a remarkable margin of 1,87,251 votes in the Samastipur constituency.
Here is the full list of all winning candidates:

The political landscape in Bihar is constantly evolving, and chief minister Nitish Kumar has proven himself to be a master of navigating these shifting alliances. His impressive showing in the recent Lok Sabha elections has solidified his position as the face of the alliance in Bihar.
As the BJP falls short of a majority in the Lok Sabha, the focus shifts to its alliance partners, JD(U) and TDP, who play a crucial role in maintaining the stability of the NDA government. These parties hold significant influence in the current political scenario.
However, eyebrows were raised when Bihar chief minister and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar and his rival and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav decided to reach Delhi on the same charter aircraft from Patna airport for their respective meetings.