Patna, Nov. 14 -- Nitish Kumar is projected to get a fifth term as Chief Minister of Bihar as per Election Commission which showed a decisive lead for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in more than 200 seats as counting of votes progressed on Friday.

It seems that a combination of managing the alliance for vote consolidation, to women voter base rallying behind their trusted leader contributed to a victory for NDA alliance.

Mahila vote

Women voters outpaced men in the two-phase assembly elections held on November 6 and November 11. The state recorded a historic turnout of 67.13%, the highest since 1951 with 71.6% women voting compared to 62.8% of men. This is despite the fact that men outnumbered men in the updated electoral rolls...