Bihar Elections (Open Thread)

Kabir · November 14, 2025 · 3 comments

A Sweep in the Making as NDA Leads on 200+ Seats; RJD Ahead on Only 24

This thread is for your thoughts on the election results in Bihar. You can also use it as an Open Thread.

I will not be heavily moderating this thread but-as always- egregiously anti-Pakistan comments will be summarily deleted. Otherwise, go for it.

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Kabir

I am Pakistani-American. I am a Hindustani classical vocalist and ethnomusicologist. I hold a B.A from George Washington University (Dramatic Literature, Western Music) and an M.Mus (Ethnomusicology) from SOAS, University of London. My dissertation “A New Explanation for the Decline of Hindustani Music in Pakistan” has recently been published by Aks Publications (Lahore 2024). Samples of my singing can be heard on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Le1RnQQJUeKkkXj5UCKfB View all posts by Kabir

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RecoveringNewsJunkie

28 days ago

The spectacular failure of the Congress to remain electorally viable, even when given the strong winds of anti-incumbency takes … a special level of fuck-up.

The fact that it has ‘lost confidence’ of even the non-religious Indian on governance, especially on the economic front, is ridiculous. And a big chunk of that has to be attributed to the lack of accountability in leadership.

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Kabir

28 days ago

“Five reasons why Biharis are not done with Nitish Kumar yet” by Anant Gupta
https://scroll.in/article/1088555/five-reasons-why-biharis-are-not-done-with-nitish-kumar-yet

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Kabir

28 days ago

“Six Key Takeaways from NDA’s Bihar Sweep as BJP Emerges Single Largest Party” by Sravasti Dasgupta

https://thewire.in/politics/six-key-takeaways-nda-bihar-sweep-bjp-largest-party

5. Owaisi factor and the lack of Muslim leadership
While both the RJD and the Congress have derived much of their support in Bihar from Muslims, who comprise 17.7% of the state’s population, their failure to cultivate Muslim leadership and provide representation has cost the Mahagathbandhan in the 2025 elections, with the alliance ceding space to Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM).
The four border districts in Seemanchal – Purnea, Kishanganj, Araria and Katihar – together account for the state’s largest Muslim population.
In the 2020 elections, the AIMIM won five seats: Amour, Baisi, Bahadurganj, Kochadhaman and Jokihat in north Bihar’s Seemanchal. In 2022, four of the five AIMIM MLAs joined the RJD. This included Muhammed Izhar Asfi (Kochadhaman), Shahnawaz Alam (Jokihat), Syed Ruknuddin (Baisi) and Azhar Nayeemi (Bahadurgunj).
Despite this, in the 2025 elections, the AIMIM has once again won these five seats.