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Bihar Election: NDA Sweeps Bihar, Nitish Kumar Set For Record 10th Term As Chief Minister

This report covers the National Democratic Alliance's landslide victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, paving the way for Nitish Kumar to continue as Chief Minister. The bulletin discusses the BJP emerging as the single largest party and features reactions from alliance leaders, including Union Minister Chirag Paswan and Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, who have endorsed Kumar's leadership. An alliance leader stated, 'This victory of this nature unprecedented, a sense that was given by Bihar that they believe in this joint leadership of Prime Minister Modi and Nitish Kumar'. The programme also touches upon the celebration at the BJP headquarters led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and reflects on Bihar's development trajectory, referencing the era of the late former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

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