Why did BJP lose in Bihar?

Different people give different reasons for BJP's defeat e.g.

• BJP is a Hindu party and there are many Muslims in Bihar.
• Nitish is better than Modi for leadership.
• etc

In my opinion, all the above reasons may have some impact but they did not play a decisive role. The real reason that BJP lost is that BJP had promised more development as compared to Congress, etc. But they have failed to keep their promise at national level e.g. As soon as Bihar's election were over

• Petrol and Diesel prices were hiked.
• Service tax was hiked.
• Duties on Gold were not reduced during the festival season.

Development means falling prices, which leads to higher consumption. More taxes, rising prices, etc all lead to falling consumption and fall in rate of development.

Why would people vote for a party that has been the cause of rising prices for many months?