41 low-margin seats to decide fate of Bihar polls NDA-MGB put their entire might on these seats Harish Gupta With campaigning in full swing now in Bihar, the NDA and Mahagathbandhan (MGB) are keeping a close watch on 40-odd seats that were decided by less than 3000 votes in 2020. The two rival groups have put their entire might behind winning these low margin seats which decided the fate of the government in 2020 as NDA walked away winning the majority of them. Of these 41 seats, the margin of victory was less than 1,000 in 11 seats. The NDA won 7 seats leaving only 4 for MGB. These 11 seats were Bhorey Dehri Bachhwara, Chakai, Matilhani, Barbigha,Hilsa, Kurhani, Bakhri, Ramgarh and Parbatta. Similarly, the margin of victory in 30 seats was between 1000-3000 votes and even here the NDA had won 19 leaving only 9 for MGB and 2 others. The battle was so fierce between the NDA and MGB in 2020 that the margin of votes between the two groups in Assembly seats was 12000 votes. The RJD had even emerged as the single largest party with 75 seats. But its partners could not perform. The NDA insiders say that the focus is on winning a minimum of 160 seats as the NDA had won in 174 segments in 2024 Lok Sabha polls. It had won 30 Lok Sabha seats out of 40. The BJP wants to win at least 36-37 low margin seats out of 41 low margin seats. The focus is also on 11 more seats where the margin of victory was between 3000-5000 votes. The BJP is creating the same fervor in Bihar as it had created in the state in 2024 during Lok Sabha polls. The MGB was ahead in 62 segments only (9 Lok sabha seats).