2009 Indian general election in Bihar
2009 Lok Sabha elections in Bihar
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The results indicated the complete reversal of the last election, where the NDA won this state in a landslide securing 32 out of 40 seats. The victory is mostly credited to the work of Nitish Kumar and JD(U), and this is the only state where the NDA has had the most success since, they were defeated by Congress and allies, in all the other states, leading to their heavy losses for the NDA in the election.
After disagreement with the UPA on seat sharing, Lalu Prasad Yadav of the Rashtriya Janata Dal joined hands with Lok Janshakti Party and Ram Vilas Paswan, and joined the Fourth Front, with Samajwadi Party. This move proved to be disastrous, since LJP couldn't win a single seat, and RJD were reduced to 4 seats in the Lok Sabha. After the election Laloo Prasad Yadav, admitted that it was a mistake to leave the UPA, and gave unconditional support to Manmohan Singh and the newly formed UPA government.
Parties and alliances
National Democratic Alliance
Fourth Front
United Progressive Alliance
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Candidates
Voting and results
Source: Election Commission of India
Results by Alliance
Results by Alliance or Party
Notes:
- FFR stands for Fourth Front
- Since the Fourth front did not exist in 2004, the results in 2004 represents seats won by RJD and LJP in Fourth Front.
List of Elected MPs
Bye-elections
- The Banka Lok Sabha bypoll was held because the sitting MP Digvijay Singh died following a brain haemorrhage at a London hospital on 20 June 2010, which caused the seat to fall vacant.
- The Maharajganj Lok Sabha bypoll was held because the sitting MP Umashankar Singh died on 26 April 2013, resulting in the seat falling vacant.