New Delhi, Nov. 15 -- The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which includes Nitish Kumar's JD(U) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), scripted a landslide victory by winning 202 seats in the 243-member assembly. The Mahagathbandhan alliance led by the RJD won 35 seats.

Among the NDA, the BJP won 89 seats, emerging as the single largest party, followed by the JD(U) with 85 seats. The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP-RV) secured 19 seats, while its two other allies won 9 seats.

In the Opposition camp, the RJD won 25 seats while the Congress won just six seats.

Was this the NDA's best performance or the RJD's worst? The answer is no. The NDA has secured bigger victories in the past, and the RJD has also delivered poorer performances in the past. 20...