 Summary of this article
- Nitish began his political journey in the 1970s through student politics while studying electrical engineering at the Bihar College of Engineering under Patna University.
- Nitish and Lalu had shared a long political friendship, but once Lalu came to power, Nitish found himself pushed to the margins.
- Despite persistent reports of declining health and speculation that his political run was nearing conclusion— including rumours of a JD(U) split—Nitish recently staged a notable electoral recovery in 2025.
Despite the scale of the victory, the Janata Dal (United) office on Veerchand Patel Road in Patna wore a subdued look on the evening of November 14. The headquarters sits barely a kilometre-and-a-half from the state Secretariat, but the trickle of supporters made it feel like any other night in Patna rather than the end of a hard-fought election. |
