{"id":1436,"date":"2025-11-14T04:51:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T04:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/?p=1436"},"modified":"2025-11-14T04:57:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T04:57:04","slug":"bihar-election-2025-nitish-kumar-set-for-5th-term-as-nda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/11\/14\/bihar-election-2025-nitish-kumar-set-for-5th-term-as-nda\/","title":{"rendered":"Bihar Election 2025: Nitish Kumar Set for 5th Term as NDA?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"9fece8afa224fd09e54b043d0febfb58\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- NR ATF -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8898941184964366\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4839033563\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-start=\"246\" data-end=\"870\"><em>November 14\u2014the much-awaited day of vote counting for the 2025 Bihar Assembly Elections\u2014has unfolded as one of the most consequential moments in the state\u2019s recent political history. <\/em><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"246\" data-end=\"870\">With trends steadily favoring a sweeping triumph for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), powered by its two principal constituents, the <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/11\/07\/bihar-elections-2025-what-does-65-voter-turnout-indicate\/\">Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal (United),<\/a> the spotlight has once again turned to Nitish Kumar. Poised for a remarkable fifth term as chief minister, his potential return underscores the political continuity and complexities that have long defined Bihar\u2019s governance landscape.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"1346\">This year\u2019s election has been extraordinary for several reasons. Bihar recorded an unprecedented <strong data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"993\">67.13% voter turnout<\/strong> across the two phases of polling held on November 6 and 11\u2014the highest participation since 1951. In a significant achievement for electoral administration, the Election Commission of India confirmed that not a single incident of malpractice or discrepancy was detected during post-poll scrutiny, resulting in <strong data-start=\"1307\" data-end=\"1321\">no repolls<\/strong> anywhere in the state.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1351\" data-end=\"1934\">The 243-member Assembly election saw <strong data-start=\"1388\" data-end=\"1422\">74.2 million registered voters<\/strong>, including <strong data-start=\"1434\" data-end=\"1454\">39.2 million men<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1459\" data-end=\"1479\">35 million women<\/strong>, marking one of the most engaged electorates in Bihar\u2019s democratic history. As counting trends firmed up, the focus narrowed to Nitish Kumar, <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/11\/12\/bihar-election-results-nitish-kumars-supremacy-again\/\">Bihar\u2019s longest-serving chief minister<\/a> and one of India\u2019s most durable political figures. Renowned for his strategic instincts and ability to maneuver through shifting alliances and volatile political climates, Kumar continues to be the axis around which <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/11\/12\/bihar-election-results-nitish-kumars-supremacy-again\/\">Bihar\u2019s politics<\/a> rotates even after two decades in power.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"1936\" data-end=\"2004\"><strong data-start=\"1941\" data-end=\"2004\">Nitish Kumar: The Architect of Bihar\u2019s Political Continuity<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"2006\" data-end=\"2386\">Born in 1951 and shaped by the JP Movement of the 1970s, Nitish Kumar emerged alongside leaders such as Lalu Prasad Yadav in a generation defined by socialist ideology and mass political mobilization. His entry into active politics in the 1980s paved the way for electoral victories from Harnaut in 1985 and later to multiple terms as a Member of Parliament from Barh and Nalanda.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2388\" data-end=\"2708\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/11\/12\/bihar-election-results-nitish-kumars-supremacy-again\/\">chief minister, Kumar<\/a> cultivated an image of a governance-oriented leader. His emphasis on rural roads, electrification, women\u2019s empowerment, education reforms, and improved law and order helped shed the state\u2019s long-standing association and reposition Bihar as a developing region during the 2000s.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2710\" data-end=\"3097\">Yet his political journey has been anything but linear. Frequently shifting alliances\u2014earning him the moniker &#8216;<strong data-start=\"2820\" data-end=\"2838\">Mr. Flip-Flop&#8217;<\/strong>\u2014have nevertheless demonstrated his unmatched survival skills. His break from the BJP in 2013, reunion with the <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/11\/07\/bihar-elections-2025-what-does-65-voter-turnout-indicate\/\">RJD-Congress Mahagathbandhan<\/a> in 2015, and return to the NDA in 2017 illustrate his tactical recalibrations based on evolving political imperatives.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3099\" data-end=\"3299\">In the 2025 polls, the JD(U) and BJP contested as equals, fielding 101 candidates each\u2014a symmetry not seen since 2005\u2014while bringing smaller allies such as the LJP (RV), RLM, and HAM(S) into the fold.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"3301\" data-end=\"3351\"><strong data-start=\"3306\" data-end=\"3351\">A Verdict Shaping a New Political Chapter<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"3353\" data-end=\"3771\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The 2025 election outcome does more than signal another NDA victory. It reflects a broader political undercurrent\u2014one that may influence the trajectory of governance under the larger canvas of Modi-era national politics. Amid domestic challenges and global uncertainties, <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/11\/12\/bihar-election-results-nitish-kumars-supremacy-again\/\">Bihar\u2019s mandate<\/a> appears to mark the beginning of a new phase, both for the state and for the coalition steering the country\u2019s political direction.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 14\u2014the much-awaited day of vote counting for the 2025 Bihar Assembly Elections\u2014has unfolded as one of the most consequential moments in the state\u2019s recent&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[299],"tags":[878,891,805,889,886,887,883,882,881,884,888,880,879,885,890],"class_list":["post-1436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-bihar-assembly-election-results","tag-bihar-counting-day-news","tag-bihar-election-2025","tag-bihar-government-formation","tag-bihar-nda-win","tag-bihar-political-analysis-2025","tag-bihar-polling-67-13-turnout","tag-bihar-voter-turnout-2025","tag-bjp-jdu-alliance","tag-election-commission-of-india-bihar-polling","tag-jdu-bjp-seat-share","tag-nda-victory-bihar","tag-nitish-kumar-5th-term","tag-nitish-kumar-flip-flop-politics","tag-nitish-kumar-political-career","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1436"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1439,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1436\/revisions\/1439"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}