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Interpretation and Implications of Bihar Assembly Election Results

Yesterday the results of Bihar assembly elections that were held recently, in the eastern state of Bihar were announced. Out of a total of 243 assembly seats the alliance of Janta Dal ( United ) with other parties got 180 seats, while its main opposition the ruling party at the centre, the National Democratic Alliance ( NDA ) got just 56 seats, while other indepedants got 7 seats. This heavy loss was a huge setback for the aspirations of the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) led by the PM of India, Mr. Narendra Modi, while it was a landslide victory for the Janata Dal United led by Bihar Chief Minister NitishKumar and his ally RJD ( Rashtriya Janata Dal ) led by the former CM Laloo Prasad Yadav.  This election was fought over 5 phases of voting. It had all the essential ingredients of an assembly election like the drama, different types of comments, etc. However the results were totally unexpected for most political analysts of this country. Nobody even thought of such a huge defeat