Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed the National Democratic Alliance’s “historic triumph” in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, thanking the people of the state for what he called a “resounding mandate”. He said voters had not only chosen a government, but also backed a clear vision of development, stability and good governance in Bihar.
Drawing a contrast with past electoral strategies, Modi said some parties had long relied on a communal “MY formula” built around Muslim–Yadav vote calculations. In this election, he argued, Bihar had given a new meaning to MY — “Mahila and Youth” — with women and young voters across castes and communities driving the NDA’s win. According to him, their aspirations and dreams had “completely destroyed” the old jungle raj-era MY politics.
The Prime Minister also thanked voters in Nagrota (Jammu and Kashmir) and Nuapada (Odisha) for ensuring BJP victories in bypolls, calling the day’s results a win for democracy and for those who believe in India’s electoral process. He said the Bihar mandate had further strengthened public trust in the Election Commission of India, citing peaceful, high-turnout polling as evidence of how far the state had moved from its violent electoral past.
Opening his address with “Jai Chhathi Maiya”, Modi described the verdict as a “massive victory” and “unbreakable trust”, saying the people of Bihar had “blown everyone away.” He reiterated that the BJP and its allies see themselves as “servants of the people” who have “stolen hearts” through sustained work, which is why voters once again said “Phir ek baar NDA sarkar” in the state.
Reaffirming his long-standing attack on “Jungle Raj” and “Katta Sarkar”, Modi said these forces would “never return to Bihar”. He accused the RJD–Congress combine of failing to apologise to “Chhathi Maiya” and alleged they had maligned Bihar’s image for decades, ignoring its heritage, culture and people. By contrast, he said, the NDA government was working to get Chhath Puja included in the UNESCO Heritage List to connect the world with Bihar’s traditions.
Modi noted that he had appealed for record voting during the campaign and the electorate had responded by breaking all past turnout records. He described the outcome as Bihar’s strongest mandate for the NDA since 2010 and thanked voters on behalf of all alliance partners, calling it a clear vote for a “developed and prosperous Bihar”. He praised the Election Commission for ensuring smooth and peaceful polling, pointing out that in the 1990s repolling was routine and Maoist-affected areas often shut voting at 3 pm, whereas this time ballots were cast “without fear, with enthusiasm”.
Calling Bihar “the land that gave India the pride of being the mother of democracy”, Modi said the state had once again “crushed the forces” that tried to attack democratic norms. “Lies lose, public trust wins,” he declared, adding that people had rejected those relying on false promises, appeasement and criminal elements, including leaders “out on bail”. He framed the verdict as a mandate for development politics and a rejection of nepotism and dynastic rule.
The Prime Minister also placed Bihar’s verdict in a wider national context, listing recent NDA wins in Lok Sabha and several state elections, including Haryana, Maharashtra and the Delhi assembly. He said these back-to-back victories showed consistent faith in the alliance’s governance model and its ability to deliver “all-round development”.
On electoral reforms and voter rolls, Modi said the Bihar election showed that young voters in particular take the accuracy of voter lists seriously. He urged all parties to mobilise their workers to help “purify” and update voter rolls, arguing that a clean and accurate list was essential for the health of democracy.
Sending a political message beyond Bihar, Modi linked the mandate to the BJP’s ambitions in West Bengal, saying that as the Ganga flows from Bihar to Bengal, the state had “paved the way” for ending “jungle raj” there as well. He said the Bihar verdict had energised party workers in Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Assam, and vowed to work with people in those states to defeat lawlessness and negative politics.
The Prime Minister delivered a sharp critique of the Congress, labelling it a “liability” and accusing it of trying to survive by feeding off allies’ vote banks. He claimed the party had effectively turned into a “Muslim League Maoist Congress”, suggesting a widening internal rift over its ideological direction and warning of the possibility of another major split. He said even Congress allies had begun to realise that its “negative politics” could drag them down.
BJP president JP Nadda echoed Modi’s tone, calling the Bihar results a “tsunami” in favour of the NDA and a clear endorsement of development over “Jungle Raj”. He accused the Mahagathbandhan of dividing society and trying to rule Bihar “with the help of outsiders”, while asserting that voters had decisively sided with “nationalist forces”. Nadda thanked the people of Bihar and party workers, saying the mandate had put a seal of approval on the NDA’s governance track record and vision.
At the BJP headquarters in Delhi, celebrations reflected the scale of the victory, with Modi and Nadda arriving amid loud cheers and slogans, the Prime Minister waving a traditional gamcha as workers celebrated. By the time of his address, the Election Commission had declared results on 147 seats, with the NDA winning 125, the Mahagathbandhan 17 and AIMIM five, while counting continued on the remaining constituencies — numbers that underlined the depth of the alliance’s Bihar sweep.
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