“Opinion | After The Ni-Na Tsunami, Time To Begin The Journey Towards ‘Viksit Bihar’”, News 18, November 15, 2025
“At 19:14 hours on 14 November, thousands gathered outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in New Delhi. Prompted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, they chanted “Chhathi Maiyya Ki Jai” as he rose to deliver his victory speech after the astounding performance of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the hustings in the 2025 Bihar elections.
Those chants will remain etched in history because, at precisely 19:14 hours, the number of seats won by the NDA coalition surged to 125, three more than the 122 needed for an absolute majority in the new Assembly. And at 20:20 hours, minutes after the Prime Minister ended his victory speech, the number of seats won by the NDA surged to 165, three more than 162, the magic number needed for a two-thirds majority.
Ni Na Tsunami
The caravan should have stopped here, because a two-thirds majority was the most optimistic figure that even the boldest poll pundits had suggested in the opinion polls for the NDA. But it was just the beginning, and the silent voters of the poorest state of Bharat stumped psephologists of all genres by ushering in a Ni Na tsunami (Nitish-Narendra tsunami) that decimated the Mahagathbandhan…….”
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