PATNA, Dec. 30 -- The NDA leaders in January 2025, during first of a series of joint workers' conferences at Bagaha and Bettiah in Bihar's West Champaran district in the run-up to the assembly election, had declared that they aimed to sweep the 2025 Assembly elections by winning 225 out of 243 constituencies in the state.

Declaring that their strength lies in their unity and in working for the development of Bihar, the Alliance nearly achieved the goal by once again surpassing the mark of 200-seat in the 2025 Bihar elections. This is the second time the ruling alliance has crossed 200 mark after 2010 Assembly elections, when the NDA had secured 206 seats.

Showing a rare unity despite hiccups during the seat-sharing negotiations, the yea...