NEW DELHI: With Tuesday’s polling trends showing Janata Dal (United) underperforming in a big way, Lok Janshakti Party Chairman Chirag Paswan appeared to be managing to hurt the party led by Bihar’s chief minister. , Nitish Kumar, by playing a major role in his poor many-seat show.
However, the LJP itself seemed to have paid a high price in the process, since the Electoral Commission data up to 5.30 pm. M. They showed that he had neither won nor was he leading in even a single seat, with more than 5.6 percent of the vote.
Paswan’s party, however, has been instrumental in losing JD (U) by at least 30 seats, according to the latest trends released by the Electoral Commission.
According to the latest EC data, JD (U) had won two and was leading in 41 seats, a big drop from the 71 seats he had won in the 2015 assembly polls.
JD (U) spokesman KC Tyagi told PTI that a “sinister” campaign was carried out against Nitish Kumar as part of a “conspiracy”.
“Apne bhi shamil the aur begane bhi (Ours also hurt us along with outsiders),” he said, without mentioning any names.
However, he expressed confidence that Kumar will become Prime Minister again, noting that top BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Interior Minister Amit Shah, have made it clear that he will lead the government if the ruling NDA retains power.
The BJP was leading or had won in 71 seats, according to EC trends. Two other members of the NDA led in eight seats.
The NDA in total had won or was leading by 122 seats, while the RJD-led opposition had won or was ahead by 110 seats.
However, the LJP itself seemed to have paid a high price in the process, since the Electoral Commission data up to 5.30 pm. M. They showed that he had neither won nor was he leading in even a single seat, with more than 5.6 percent of the vote.
Paswan’s party, however, has been instrumental in losing JD (U) by at least 30 seats, according to the latest trends released by the Electoral Commission.
According to the latest EC data, JD (U) had won two and was leading in 41 seats, a big drop from the 71 seats he had won in the 2015 assembly polls.
JD (U) spokesman KC Tyagi told PTI that a “sinister” campaign was carried out against Nitish Kumar as part of a “conspiracy”.
“Apne bhi shamil the aur begane bhi (Ours also hurt us along with outsiders),” he said, without mentioning any names.
However, he expressed confidence that Kumar will become Prime Minister again, noting that top BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Interior Minister Amit Shah, have made it clear that he will lead the government if the ruling NDA retains power.
The BJP was leading or had won in 71 seats, according to EC trends. Two other members of the NDA led in eight seats.
The NDA in total had won or was leading by 122 seats, while the RJD-led opposition had won or was ahead by 110 seats.
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