'Mandate against you; See how long illusion of you being Bihar CM lasts': RJD to Nitish

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday "saluted" people for giving a majority to NDA in Bihar and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his support. "I salute people for majority y have given to NDA. I thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his support," Kumar tweeted in his first reaction after ruling coalition won a majority in Bihar.

' mandate is decisively against you'

Attacking Nitish Kumar's over JDU's dismal performance in Assembly Elections as his party won only 43 seats, as compared to 71 it h won in 2015, RJD's Maj Jha said if mandate is analysed, it's "decisively against JDU". " Public is indeed master but see condition y've placed you in. You (Nitish Kumar) dream of becoming CM after getting 40 seats. If you analyse mandate, it's decisively against you. If you still get post, only God kws how long will this illusion last," he said. 

NDA has won 125 seats in 243-member Bihar assembly, results of which were declared on Tuesday. BJP with its score of 74 seats has emerged as party to have won second-highest number of seats after Tejashwi Yav's RJD.  RJD-led Mahagathbandhans overall strike rate was brought down significantly by Congress too which slid from 65.85% in 2015 polls to 27.14% this poll, a decline of over 38 percent point.

Development only basis for politics w: PM Modi

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Wednesday that results of Bihar assembly polls and bypolls across states have proved that "development" will be only basis for politics in 21st century and credited women for powering BJP's political fortunes as its "silent voters".

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Modi also said that NDA will serve Bihar under leership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar every BJP member will leave stone unturned to help it realise its resolve of development in state. He also said Bihar has chosen 'Vikas raaj' over 'goonda raaj', 'DBT raaj' over 'loot raaj' and LED over a lantern.

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(With ncy inputs)