The coalition's decisive win
What happened
Bihar's governing coalition won a commanding victory, easily crossing the majority mark with its allies combined.
The Janata Dal (United) won the most seats of any single party, 115 of 243.
Its nearest rival, the Bharatiya Janata Party, finished well behind on 91 seats.
Together with its coalition partners, the winning side held 206 seats in all.
What changed
The same lead party grew even stronger than the election before, extending its run at the top of Bihar's assembly.
The JD(U) has now finished with the most seats in 2 elections in a row.
It also gained 27 more seats than its own previous result, while several rival parties lost ground.
Notable numbers
A few numbers from that election stand out.
Statewide, the JD(U) polled a vote share — the slice of all ballots cast that went to one party or candidate — of just 22.6%.
The closest race: Keoti, Bihar was decided by just 29 votes — the narrowest margin, how far ahead the winner finished over whoever came second, of any seat that year.
At the other extreme, Kumhrarh, Bihar was won by a margin of 58.6% of the vote.
Turnout — the share of registered voters who actually cast a ballot — was highest in Kasba, Bihar, at 67.3%.
The backdrop
This election also brought a modest rise in how many voters showed up.
Statewide turnout climbed +6.8 pp from the previous election.