Maharashtra leaders react to Bihar trends: Mahayuti says ‘vikas raj triumphs', opposition claims ‘minority vote split’

As the trends pointed to a massive victory for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party BJPled National Democratic Alliance NDA in the Bihar Assembly Elections political leaders across Maharashtra have reacted to the verdict While the leaders from the ruling Mahayuti have called the trends a mandate for ldquovikas rajrdquo the opposition has said the verdict is a result of an ldquoElection Commission ECndashBJP nexusrdquo and split in minority votesCM Devendra Fadnavis says voters endorsed Nitish Kumarrsquos lsquoprogovernancersquo modelMaharashtra Chief Minister CM Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday congratulated the NDA partners for its strong performance in the Bihar Assembly Elections and stated that the mandate reflected the publicrsquos trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar CM Nitish KumarHe also thanked Biharrsquos electorate for giving the ruling alliance a ldquohuge mandaterdquo crediting Kumarrsquos ldquoprogovernance imagerdquo for the victoryldquoThere was a clear proincumbency wave in Bihar People have shown once again that their faith lies in Nitish Kumarrsquos leadershiprdquo he saidTaking aim at the Congress Fadnavis said the partyrsquos repeated allegations of ldquovote chorirdquo and attacks on constitutional institutions had backfiredldquoAs long as Rahul Gandhi keeps insulting constitutional bodies and the peoplersquos mandate the Congress is bound to lose badlyrdquo he said adding that the Opposition needed serious introspection after the verdictHe also criticised the Congress for what he termed a ldquofake narrativerdquo around poll tamperingldquoRahul Gandhi took out yatras made baseless claims but people did not believe him They trusted Nitish Kumarrdquo Fadnavis addedThe senior BJP leader further said the NDA had fought the elections unitedly under Kumarrsquos leadership and the results had reaffirmed that partnershipEknath Shinde Bihar has embraced lsquovikas rajrsquo over lsquojungle rajrsquoMaharashtra Deputy Chief Minister CM Eknath Shinde hailed the emerging mandate as a decisive turn towards developmentSpeaking to reporters Shinde said the people of Bihar had ldquorejected jungle raj and embraced vikas rajrdquo adding that the strong participation of women voters played a crucial roleldquoBihar has voted for development under Nitish Kumar and Modirsquos leadership Similarly women laadki bahin ensured the NDA got a landslide win just like Maharashtra in the 2024 assembly pollsrdquo he statedThe Maharashtra Deputy CM also congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar for the ldquohistoric mandaterdquoHis son and Kalyan Lok Sabha Member of Parliament Dr Shrikant Eknath Shinde described the outcome as ldquoan emphatic vote of confidence in the visionary leadershiprdquo of PM ModildquoThe people of Bihar have delivered a clear and unmistakable message mdash they have rejected the forces of corruption chaos and jungle raj and chosen the path of Mangal Raj development and dignityrdquo said the lawmakerLaunching a strong attack on the Opposition he further stated ldquoThe Congress slipping to single digits exposes a simple truth mdash Rahul Gandhi commands zero political credibilityhellip Their caste card their communal card their fabricated narratives mdash everything has collapsedrdquoBihar Election Results 2025 Ajit Pawar says mandate given for lsquogood governancersquoMaharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar echoed the optimism of his cabinet colleague and stated ldquoBihar has voted for good governance and a progressive future by choosing the NDA to lead the state and its peoplerdquoThe Nationalist Congress Party NCP leader said the results reflected trust in stable leadership and developmentfocused governanceSanjay Raut lsquoNot shocking mdash this is the Maharashtra patternrsquoWhile the Mahayuti leaders rejoiced the incoming trends the Opposition has alleged foul playShiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Sanjay Raut dismissed the NDArsquos nearndashlandslide as unsurprising alleging an ldquoElection CommissionndashBJP national agendardquo at workIn a sharp post on X Raut said ldquoThere is no need to be shocked by the Bihar Assembly election resultshellip Looking at the national agenda being carried out handinhand by the Election Commission and the BJP a different outcome than this was simply not possible This is exactly like the Maharashtra patternrdquoThe Rajya Sabha MP claimed that the alliance expected to form the government had been pushed ldquobelow 50 seatsrdquoWaris Pathan RJD Congress split minority votesAll India MajliseIttehadul Muslimeen AIMIM leader Waris Pathan reacting from Mumbai as the counting continued accused the opposition Rashtriya Janata DalndashCongress Mahagathbandhan of ldquodividing minority votesrdquoRejecting allegations that AIMIM played as ldquoBJPrsquos B teamrdquo Pathan said his partyrsquos leads were a ldquohuge boostrdquo and expressed hope of winning sevenndasheight seatsldquoThe RJD and Congress are themselves responsible for the division of minority voteshellip We had offered them the opportunity to come together by seeking only six seats but they refusedrdquo said PathanHe added that similar behaviour had cost the opposition in Maharashtra as wellCriticising the Mahagathbandhanrsquos choice of Deputy CM face he said ldquoThere was a tactical mistakehellip they declared a man from a 2 per cent voter basehellip while the community with 19 per cent voter base was completely neglected and the results are visiblerdquoThe NDA is heading for a landslide in Bihar Election Results 2025 with leads in more than 180 of 243 seats and the BJP on track to record its strongestever tally in the stateWith PTI inputs