The people of Bihar have handed over power to the JDU-BJP, while in the 243-seat assembly, the Grand Alliance had to content itself with 110 seats. It is true that dynasty politics has a history in Bihar and the election results shows that dynasticism seems to be a reason behind the defeat of the Grand Alliance. In more than two dozen seats across the state, Congress and RJD gave tickets to the kin of veteran leaders, but more than half of these candidates had to face defeat