The BJP won 74 of the 110 seats it fought with a general strike rate of 67%, the best among all major parties in the state. His ally JD (U), who will now have to settle for the label of “junior” partner in the alliance, managed to win only 43 of the 115 seats he contested with a strike rate of 35.5%.
The strike rate is the percentage of seats won by a party with respect to the total number of seats contested.
What’s more interesting is how the BJP dominated the two Grand Alliance heavyweights, the RJD and Congress, in seats where it was in direct confrontation with them.
In 56 seats where the BJP and RJD were in direct contest, the saffron party won 37, or 66% of the seats, and the party led by Tejashwi Yadav won 19 (34%).
The BJP’s strike rate in front of Congress was the best. In 33 seats where both parties were in direct clash, Congress won only 6 (17%) of the seats while the BJP won 27 (83%).
Not only in Bihar, the BJP also recorded dominant victories in several by-elections across the country, winning 41 of 59 seats, most of which were won at the expense of Congress.
In Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat alone, the BJP snatched 26 seats from Congress.
In MP, 18 of the 19 seats won by the BJP were those lost by Congress. In Gujarat, the party swept the ballot box and won all 8 seats.
The BJP also did well in UP, winning six of the seven seats. Although Congress was not the main opponent in Uttar Pradesh.
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