Bihar poll solidifies prime minister’s control of northern Hindu heartland and helps it rebuild national momentum

The victory of Modi and his allies in the state elections of Bihar will allow New Delhi to make farm-related concessions, a key demand of U.S. trade negotiators

PM Modi in Surat LIVE, PM Modi Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project Inspection LIVE updates: He is also scheduled to inaugurate development projects worth more than Rs 9,700 crore during a trip to Dediapada.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign strategy, combined with well-planned seat-sharing, grassroots mobilisation, and welfare schemes like the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rozgar Yojana, helped overcome local anti-incumbency.

India’s ruling alliance led by Bharatiya Janata Party, scored a landslide victory in the crucial Bihar election, reaffirming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity and boosting his ability to push through tough economic reforms.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the nation after the NDA’s emphatic victory in Bihar, introduced two new political coinages — the “MY formula” representing Mahila and Youth, and “MMC,” his characterization of the Opposition’s political alignment.

The ruling NDA has swept Bihar, winning 202 seats in the 243 member state assembly, while the Opposition Mahagathbandhan managed to secure only 35 seats.

Following a clash with Pakistan earlier this year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to treat any future attacks on civilians as an “act of war.” That has dramatically raised the stakes for any retaliation to Monday’s deadly explosion in New Delhi.