@nair the problem that I have is when highly educated people like you have such a MYOPIC vision......
I have some points to make:
1. You think it was rejection on religious lines...but in Bihar it's NOT!! People hardly care about Hindu-Muslim issue, what they care about is CASTE, CASTE & CASTE.
2. I am sure, if you have even IOTA of knowledge of 15 years rule of Lalu in Bihar, you won't have JUMPED on NDA's LOST.
3. Though Nitish will be the CM, do you think with higher no. of seats, Lalu would let him do whatever he wants? He will have VETO in every decision!
4. It will have HUGE repercussions for India as no country can grow when one of it's big state with 10% population living in abysmal poverty.
It's not as simple as you think - NDA's lost may turn out to be India's LOST!!
& I am not saying this due to my BIASES.