Chirag Paswan congratulates NDA winners in Bihar Council polls 2026
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The Bihar Legislative Council elections of 2026 have delivered another win for the National Democratic Alliance, and Union Food Processing Minister Chirag Paswan was among the first NDA voices to mark the moment — offering congratulations and a pointed reminder of the work ahead.
Posting on Thursday, 29 October 2026, Paswan wrote in Hindi: 'बिहार विधान परिषद चुनाव-2026 में NDA के सभी विजयी प्रत्याशियों को हार्दिक बधाई एवं अनंत शुभकामनाएं।' — 'Heartfelt congratulations and endless good wishes to all the winning NDA candidates in the Bihar Legislative Council Election-2026.' He added that he was fully confident the newly elected members would work 'with complete commitment for public welfare and the all-round development of Bihar.'
NDA's hold on Bihar's upper house
The Bihar Legislative Council is the upper house of the state's bicameral legislature, whose members are chosen through indirect elections in staggered cycles. The NDA — anchored by the BJP, JD(U), and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) — has dominated Bihar's political landscape since 2005, a run that has made alliance discipline a prized currency in Patna's corridors of power. Wins in the council reinforce that arithmetic from the top down.
Paswan's dual stake in Bihar's fortunes
For Paswan, the congratulatory post carries weight beyond courtesy. As national president of the LJP (Ram Vilas) — the party his late father Ram Vilas Paswan built into a pivotal NDA partner — he has a direct interest in keeping the coalition's Bihar machinery humming. A united NDA in the state council signals continuity ahead of any future assembly cycle and keeps the alliance's messaging coherent at both the state and central levels.
The message closes with an expectation, not just a celebration: that the winners carry their mandate into tangible outcomes for Bihar's people. That framing — victory tied immediately to accountability — is the quiet subtext every NDA partner in Patna will have noted.