Bihar Assembly Election 2020 in numbers

Surmounting anti-incumbency of 15 years, a mutinous former ally, and a spirited challenge from a resurgent opposition that rose from its ashes like the proverbial phoenix after the 2019 Lok Sabha poll debacle, Nitish Kumar-led NDA was back in power in Bihar on Wednesday with a slender majority. Here is the Bihar Assembly Election 2020 in numbers:  

The ruling coalition won 125 seats in the 243-member state assembly against 110 clinched by the opposition Grand Alliance to pave the way for a fourth successive term for Nitish Kumar in office. Credit: PTI Photo

The JD(U) witnessed a debilitating slide in the number of seats secured. It won 43 seats compared to 71 in 2015. Credit: PTI Photo

The RJD led by Tejashwi Yadav, the younger son and heir to party supremo Lalu Prasad, emerged as the single largest party with 75 seats. Credit: PTI Photo

The BJP, which finished second with a tally of 74 seats, widened its reach in Bihar compared to the last Assembly election. In 2015, the BJP had won 53 seats. Credit: PTI Photo

In an extremely close battle, the JD(U) won the Hilsa assembly seat just by 12 votes. JD(U)'s Krishnamurari Sharan alias Prem Mukhiya polled 61,848 votes, while his nearest Atri Muni alias Shakti Singh Yadav of the RJD got 61,836 votes. Credit: PTI Photo