PATNA: The ruling NDA in Bihar was ahead of its rivals in more than half of the 243 seats in the state assembly, and the BJP seemed poised to surpass its main alliance partner JD (U) headed by the minister main Nitish Kumar, according to the available trends. far.
Tejashwi Yadav’s RJD, projected in exit polls as the clear winner along with other Grand Alliance partners, was leading in 65 of the 144 seats it contested, while Congress, which had submitted 70 candidates, was ahead in just 21 places. Among other partners of the Great Alliance led by RJD, the CPI-ML was the leader in 14, CPI (3) and CPI-M (2).
As the 243 seat trends became available, NDA voters were ahead at 125, with the BJP candidates leading the table with 72 seats and the JD (U) at just 47. The BJP had contested 110 seats. against JD (U) ‘Art. 115. A party or coalition of parties needs 122 seats by simple majority.
Former Bollywood set designer Mukesh Sahni’s Vikassheel Insaan Party, a fledgling team that joined the NDA just before the assembly elections, may come as a surprise, as it established a lead in six of the 11 seats it contested.
Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party, which was expected to cause a major setback by withdrawing from the NDA and deploying large numbers of BJP and JD (U) rebels, led in just two seats.
Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM took three seats, BSP by one and Independientes (7).
Although it looks set to emerge as the largest party if the trend continues, the BJP has so far garnered 19.89 percent of the votes counted so far against RJD’s 22.95 percent.
However, the BJP together with its partner JD (U) have so far pocketed 35.43 percent of the votes against 32.13 percent of those polled by the RJD-Congress combination.
The counting of votes has been delayed due to various protocols in place in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, and sources from the Election Commission said it may take longer than usual before results start to arrive.
HR Srinivasa, the state’s top election official, said only 80 lakhs of the nearly four crore of votes polled had been counted as of noon.
Tejashwi Yadav’s RJD, projected in exit polls as the clear winner along with other Grand Alliance partners, was leading in 65 of the 144 seats it contested, while Congress, which had submitted 70 candidates, was ahead in just 21 places. Among other partners of the Great Alliance led by RJD, the CPI-ML was the leader in 14, CPI (3) and CPI-M (2).
As the 243 seat trends became available, NDA voters were ahead at 125, with the BJP candidates leading the table with 72 seats and the JD (U) at just 47. The BJP had contested 110 seats. against JD (U) ‘Art. 115. A party or coalition of parties needs 122 seats by simple majority.
Former Bollywood set designer Mukesh Sahni’s Vikassheel Insaan Party, a fledgling team that joined the NDA just before the assembly elections, may come as a surprise, as it established a lead in six of the 11 seats it contested.
Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party, which was expected to cause a major setback by withdrawing from the NDA and deploying large numbers of BJP and JD (U) rebels, led in just two seats.
Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM took three seats, BSP by one and Independientes (7).
Although it looks set to emerge as the largest party if the trend continues, the BJP has so far garnered 19.89 percent of the votes counted so far against RJD’s 22.95 percent.
However, the BJP together with its partner JD (U) have so far pocketed 35.43 percent of the votes against 32.13 percent of those polled by the RJD-Congress combination.
The counting of votes has been delayed due to various protocols in place in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, and sources from the Election Commission said it may take longer than usual before results start to arrive.
HR Srinivasa, the state’s top election official, said only 80 lakhs of the nearly four crore of votes polled had been counted as of noon.
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