 "2014 LS poll brings windfall for NDA; rout Nitish Kumar, Lalu in UP")
The 2014 Lok Sabha poll brought a windfall for NDA which won 31 out of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in the state, while routing the JD(U) and RJD.
The total tally of BJP and its allies was only one short of the 2009 figure when it contested under the leadership of Nitish Kumar in the state.
Riding on the Modi wave BJP candidates romped home in 22 seats. BJP had won only 5 seats in 2004 and 12 in 2009.
Actor turned politician Shatrughan Sinha, who was shown black flags during campaign, won with an impressive margin of 2.65 lakh against nearest Congress rival Kunal Singh.
Former union home secretary R K Singh fielded by BJP won comfortably from Arrah.
BJP's Rajiv Pratap Rudy emerged as the giant killer defeating RJD's Rabri Devi at Saran considered the pocket- borough of Lalu Prasad.
The general elections also saw the success of BJP allies LJP and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party of Upendra Kushwaha.
Besides, winning his own Hajipur seat, Ramvilas Paswan who had a pact with BJP in seven seats won six of them.
Its only losing candidate Satyanand Sharma at Nalanda also put up an impressive show in Kumar's home constituency of Nalanda but was humbled by Kaushlendra Kumar only by 9,627 votes.
RLSP of Upendra Kushwaha, friend-turned foe of Nitish Kumar, won all the three seats it contested.
Once a close aide of Lalu Prasad, Ramkripal Yadav who defected to BJP after denial of a ticket defeated Prasad's daughter Misa Bharti in Patliputra seat by over 40,000 votes.
BJP's Muslim poster boy Shahnawaz Hussain lost to Shailesh Kumar alias Bulo Mandal in the Bhagalpur seat by 9,485 votes.
Three times MP Uday Singh also lost at Purnea at the hands of JD(U) Santosh Kushwaha.
The total tally of BJP and its allies was only one short of the 2009 figure when it contested under the leadership of Nitish Kumar in the state.
Riding on the Modi wave BJP candidates romped home in 22 seats. BJP had won only 5 seats in 2004 and 12 in 2009.
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The BJP vote percentage which was 14.57% in 2004 and 13.93% in 2009 poll increased to a huge 35% this time.
Actor turned politician Shatrughan Sinha, who was shown black flags during campaign, won with an impressive margin of 2.65 lakh against nearest Congress rival Kunal Singh.
Former union home secretary R K Singh fielded by BJP won comfortably from Arrah.
BJP's Rajiv Pratap Rudy emerged as the giant killer defeating RJD's Rabri Devi at Saran considered the pocket- borough of Lalu Prasad.
The general elections also saw the success of BJP allies LJP and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party of Upendra Kushwaha.
Besides, winning his own Hajipur seat, Ramvilas Paswan who had a pact with BJP in seven seats won six of them.
Its only losing candidate Satyanand Sharma at Nalanda also put up an impressive show in Kumar's home constituency of Nalanda but was humbled by Kaushlendra Kumar only by 9,627 votes.
RLSP of Upendra Kushwaha, friend-turned foe of Nitish Kumar, won all the three seats it contested.
Once a close aide of Lalu Prasad, Ramkripal Yadav who defected to BJP after denial of a ticket defeated Prasad's daughter Misa Bharti in Patliputra seat by over 40,000 votes.
BJP's Muslim poster boy Shahnawaz Hussain lost to Shailesh Kumar alias Bulo Mandal in the Bhagalpur seat by 9,485 votes.
Three times MP Uday Singh also lost at Purnea at the hands of JD(U) Santosh Kushwaha.
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