Hyderabad, Nov. 12 -- A cliffhanger election to the Bihar State Assembly has come to an end with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United) or JDU, crossing the magic number of 122 and securing a simple majority.

By Palwai Raghavendra Reddy.

With Union Home Minister Mr. Amit Shah giving a clarification, all decks are cleared for incumbent Nitish Kumar to be sworn-in again as the Chief Minister for a record fourth time.

The most interesting aspect of this election was the spirited fight put up by young Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) Tejashwi Yadav-led Mahaghatbandhan (grand alliance), who could have become the youngest CM of a major State, had they won a majority, which evaded them by a whisker.

Numerous factors are respons...