New Delhi: The results of the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections have given the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the Bharatiya Janata Party a majority with 125 seats. The BJP managed to secure 74 seats and JD (U) won 43 seats, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) four and Vikassheel Insaan Party won four seats each.
With this, Nitish Kumar’s dream of returning as Chief Minister of Bihar for a record fourth time now seems to depend entirely on his ally, the BJP. While the BJP is likely to insist on greater participation in the ministerial cake and greater participation in governance, given that it has more legislators in the assembly.
“The image of Prime Minister Modi led us through (these elections),” said Kailash Vijayvargiya, a senior BJP leader. “In the evening, we will decide on the issues of government formation and leadership,” NDTV was quoted as saying by NDTV on Sunday as the vote count was underway.
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That statement shows that the BJP could think of another candidate to lead the government in Bihar. When asked for clarification on his statement, Vijayvargiya said that the BJP will “keep its promise” that Nitish Kumar will return as Chief Minister if trends turn into results.
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Nitish Kumar’s dismal party performance reflects strong anti-incumbency in the state. It is also the first time Nitish has been demoted to a junior partner in his deal with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party.
Although leaders close to Nitish Kumar insisted that “Brand Nitish” is not dented, they acknowledged the result in Bihar.
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Meanwhile, Prime Minister Modi affirmed that all sectors of society have expressed their faith in the alliance mantra of “with all, development for all, trust of all” and assured people that he will work with full dedication for the balanced development of each and every region.
Election Commission officials said that nearly 1.6 lakhs of postal ballots were transferred electronically to service votes. Nearly 52,000 postal votes were used by people over 80 and people with disabilities. Of the nearly 7.3 million voters, 57.09 percent had cast votes at the polls.
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