Elections in the Indian State of Bihar (2025): Landslide, Cash Doles, and the Shadow of Rigging
(By Khalid Masood) I. Introduction On the morning of November 14, 2025, Patna’s counting centers turned into theatres of disbelief. As the NDA’s tally surged past 200 seats, shell-shocked RJD workers gathered outside the strong rooms shouting “EVM chor hain!” In Muzaffarpur, an elderly woman—her calloused hands clutching a State Bank passbook—summed up the election…