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Why did the Grand Alliance suffer a crushing defeat in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections?: Analysis

By Perwez Anwer, MD & CEO, IBTN GROUP --
15 November, 2025

Why did the Grand Alliance suffer a crushing defeat in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections?: Analysis

The Grand Alliance suffered a crushing defeat in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections. The NDA, on the other hand, achieved a landslide victory. While the NDA secured 202 seats, the Grand Alliance secured only 35 seats, while other parties secured six seats.

In the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is part of the NDA, won 89 seats, the Janata Dal (United) 85 seats, the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) 19 seats, the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) 5 seats, and the Rashtriya Lok Morcha 4 seats.

Whereas in the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), which was part of the Grand Alliance, won 25 seats, the Indian National Congress won 6 seats, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) won 2 seats, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 1 seat, and the Indian Inclusive Party won 1 seat.

Furthermore, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen won 5 seats and the Bahujan Samaj Party won 1 seat in the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections.

Why did the Grand Alliance suffer a crushing defeat in the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections?

Perwez Anwer is a senior political analyst and the news director and editor-in-chief of the IBTN Group.

Perwez Anwer says that there are several reasons for the Grand Alliance's crushing defeat. First, the biggest reason is the internal conflict within the Lalu family, which sent a wrong message in Bihar. Lalu Yadav expelled his elder son, Tej Pratap Yadav, from the party and family for six years. As a result, Tej Pratap Yadav formed his own party, the Janshakti Janata Dal, and contested the elections. Although Tej Pratap Yadav lost the election, it harmed the RJD.

Second, Asaduddin Owaisi's party, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, had demanded six seats from the Grand Alliance, which the Grand Alliance refused to provide. Owaisi's party won five seats and lost one by a narrow margin. However, contesting more than 20 seats harmed the Grand Alliance.

Third, declaring Mukesh Sahni as the Grand Alliance's Deputy Chief Ministerial face proved suicidal for the Grand Alliance. This led to considerable opposition. The question was raised: if Mukesh Sahni, who belongs to the Mallah caste, which constitutes approximately 2% of Bihar's population, could be declared the Deputy Chief Ministerial face, why was not a Muslim, who constitutes 18% of the population, declared the Deputy Chief Ministerial face?

Mukesh Sahni's party suffered a crushing defeat in the elections. None of its candidates won.

Fourth, Prashant Kishore Pandey's Jan Suraj Party may have suffered a crushing defeat, but it caused a significant loss to the Grand Alliance.

Fifth, just before the elections, the Bihar government gave ₹10,000 to each of approximately 13.5 million women, ensuring a landslide victory for the NDA.

LIVE: Israel attacks Gaza’s south, north during ‘repeatedly violated’ truce

By IBTN News Bureau --
13 November, 2025

LIVE: Israel attacks Gaza’s south, north during ‘repeatedly violated’ truce

Thursday, 13 Nov 2025

Israel has carried out an air attack on Gaza’s northern city of Beit Lahiya, eastern areas of Gaza City and the southern city of Khan Younis, where artillery shelling also has been reported, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.

Gaza’s Health Ministry says Israel has killed at least 245 Palestinians and wounded 627 in the enclave since the ceasefire came into force on October 10, 2025.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has described the ceasefire in Gaza as "fragile" and "repeatedly violated" while appealing for it to be respected and used to advance peace efforts.

In southern Lebanon, Israel has struck what its army says is "a weapons storage facility and an underground terror infrastructure site used by Hezbollah".

Zikim crossing, the main entry point into the devastated northern Gaza Strip, has been reopened to allow the flow of humanitarian aid into the region, according to Israeli officials.

Israel’s military has conducted overnight incursions in the occupied West Bank, raiding the towns of Tubas, Bal’a, Anabta and Qabatiya, where the Wafa news agency reports soldiers shot and injured a young man and a child.

Israel’s military claims to have killed three fighters on Wednesday in southern Gaza’s Rafah while dismantling tunnels in territory under its control.

Gaza’s Civil Defence says its crews have recovered 51 bodies from a mass grave in the courtyard of a clinic in Sheikh Radwan in western Gaza City.

Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 69,185 Palestinians and wounded 170,698 since October 2023. A total of 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks, and about 200 were taken captive.

Israeli settlers set fire to mosque near West Bank’s Salfit: Report

A group of Israeli settlers have vandalised a mosque near the town of Salfit in the occupied West Bank, according to the Wafa news agency.

Quoting a local activist, the agency reports that Israeli settlers poured flammable material at the entrance of the mosque and wrote racial slurs on its walls. The report said residents helped put the fire out before it spread through the mosque.

LIVE: India, Pakistan launch probes after blasts in New Delhi, Islamabad

By IBTN News Bureau --
12 November, 2025

LIVE: India, Pakistan launch probes after blasts in New Delhi, Islamabad

Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Pakistan has blamed "Indian proxies" for being behind the attack in Islamabad that killed at least 12 people on Tuesday, 11 November 2025.

A car explosion in India's capital New Delhi on Monday, 10 November 2025 killed 13 people.

India said it "unequivocally" rejects the "baseless and unfounded allegations being made by an obviously delirious Pakistani leadership".

Indian police invoked a "terror" law after the Delhi blast as India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged a "conspiracy".

India’s prime minister has visited the LNJP Hospital in New Delhi to meet those injured in the deadly explosion near the Red Fort metro station, reiterating his earlier comments, promising to bring those behind the "conspiracy" to justice.

Islamabad bomb blast live: 12 dead in Pakistan capital in ‘suicide attack’

By IBTN News Bureau --
11 November, 2025

Islamabad bomb blast live: 12 dead in Pakistan capital in 'suicide attack'

Tuesday, 11 November 2025

An explosion has killed at least 12 people and injured 27 others outside a court building in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad.

A powerful car bomb exploded at the entrance of the sprawling district judicial complex in the city, state-run media and officials said.

Police in Islamabad have told reported that the courthouse in the capital was crowded when the explosion took place which led to injuries to several people.

Those wounded in the attack were taken to PIMS Hospital.

Security forces have cordoned off the area and launched an investigation into the cause of the blast.

Lawyer Rustam Malik, who was in the area, has told AFP news agency that the blast sent people fleeing and damaged vehicles in the area.

"As I parked my car and entered the complex … I heard a loud bang on the gate," Malik said.

"It was complete chaos, lawyers and people were running inside the complex. I saw two dead bodies lying on the gate and several cars were on fire."

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Defence Minister Khawaja M Asif have called it a "suicide attack".

According to Pakistan TV, the casualties were mostly passers-by or those who had arrived for court hearings.

President Zardari has condemned what he described as a "suicide blast" near the Islamabad District Judicial Complex.

The explosion occurred at 12:39pm (07:39 GMT), according to Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, who also said it was a suicide attack.

The blast took place near the entrance of the district court, which is typically crowded with litigants and lawyers during the day.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.

The explosion came just hours after Pakistani security forces said they thwarted an overnight attempt by armed combatants to storm a cadet college in Wana, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near the Afghan border.

Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Pakistan was "in a state of war", adding that today’s attack should be taken as a "wake-up call".

Islamabad has seen attacks in the past, but it has been relatively calm over the last few years.

This comes at a time when there is an escalation of attacks near the border which Pakistan blames on the Afghan government.

The defence minister said it would be futile to consider peace talks with Afghan government. A few weeks ago, we had deadly exchange of fire across the border and this attack will raise the tension between the two countries.

"In this environment, it would be futile to hold out greater hope for successful negotiations with the rulers of Kabul," he said on X.

"The rulers of Kabul can stop terrorism in Pakistan, but bringing this war all the way to Islamabad is a message from Kabul, to which – praise be to God – Pakistan has the full strength to respond."

Delhi Red Fort blast live: Terrorism law invoked in India after 13 killed

By IBTN News Bureau --
11 November, 2025

Delhi Red Fort blast live: Terrorism law invoked in India after 13 killed

Tuesday, 11 November 2025

At least 13 people have been killed and 20 injured in a car blast that took place on Monday, 10 November 2025 night close to the Red Fort in India’s capital, New Delhi.

No cause for the explosion has been given, but police in the Indian capital territory have invoked an “anti-terror” law.

India Home Minister Amit Shah says the explosion occurred just before 7pm (13:30 GMT) and is believed to have originated from a Hyundai i20 car that had stopped at a traffic signal.

The blast left mangled bodies and wrecked cars scattered near the site as police and investigators cordoned off the area and pushed back crowds.

An investigation into the cause of the explosion is under way, with investigators focusing on security camera footage, local media reported.

Delhi police are investigating the incident under a stringent "anti-terror" law, while federal Home Minister Amit Shah has said "all angles" are being investigated.

Police have detained the owner of the car from the neighbouring city of Gurugram.

Authorities placed major railway stations across India, including Mumbai in Maharashtra state and the adjoining state of Uttar Pradesh, on security alert following the explosion, and intensified security checks across New Delhi, particularly in train stations.

Authorities have closed the Red Fort for the next three days, according to The Indian Express newspaper.

The Red Fort, known locally as Lal Qila, is a Mughal-era fortress in Old Delhi that once served as the main residence of the Mughal emperors. It is one of India’s most significant landmarks and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007.

The area around the Red Fort has been cordoned off as authorities continue their investigation.

The initial police investigation suggests that the blast may have been a suicide attack, India’s ANI news agency is reporting citing government sources.

India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has vowed that “those responsible for this tragedy will be brought to justice”.

While authorities have not yet identified the cause of the explosion, police in the Indian capital territory have invoked an antiterror law as part of their investigation.

Singh said the government’s top agencies were “conducting a swift and thorough inquiry” into the incident.

“The findings of the investigation will soon be made public,” he added.

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