India, Nov. 14 -- A central question in the Bihar election 2025 was whether or not JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar's reign as chief minister will continue - no matter if the NDA wins or not. And if the BJP were to explore the option of having its own CM now, the mathematical possibility likely exists, going by the trends and wins after 5.30 pm on Friday, November 14.

Nitish Kumar's party had seats way fewer than the BJP's in 2020 too, but he was still made CM. That was apparently because PM Narendra Modi's party lacked a leader tall enough to replace him.

The BJP settled for two deputy CMs eventually. That was BJP's insurance policy, said analysts, after Nitish had switched to the Mahagathbandhan of the RJD and Congress in between.

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