BJP improves tally, but new alliance arithmetic pulls down NDA vote share since 2019 LS elections

Having emerged as a senior partner of the NDA in Bihar for the first time in nearly two decades, the BJP finally seems to have come out of the shadow of its allies in the state but new alliance arithmetic has dragged down their overall vote share since the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

As per the latest EC data, the NDA's combined vote share, including that of BJP, JD(U), HAM and VIP, stands at less than 40 per cent.

In comparison, the RJD-led grand opposition alliance has managed around 37 per cent votes