The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will return to power in Bihar, where it faces the mahagathbandhan or Grand Alliance of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress and several other parties, according to an opinion poll by ABP-CVoter. before the assembly elections in the eastern state.
According to the ABP-CVoter opinion poll, the NDA is expected to win between 135 and 159 seats in the 243-member assembly, while the Grand Alliance may win between 77 and 98 seats. The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) led by Chirag Paswan, which is contesting more seats than Janata Dal (United), may have to settle for just one to five seats, he added. The NDA can get 43% of the votes, the Mahagathbandhan can get 35% of the votes, and the LJP gets 4% of the votes and 18% on other accounts.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be the largest party in these elections, according to the opinion poll. The BJP can get 73 to 81 seats, while the JD (U) party led by Nitish Kumar can get 59 to 67 seats. The Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) can get three to seven seats and the Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) can get zero to four seats. On the other hand, RJD can get 56-64 seats in the Grand Alliance, while Congress can get 12-20 seats. It is seen on the left getting 9-14 seats.
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People in the opinion poll were also asked about their first choice for state prime minister. Bihar Prime Minister Nitish Kumar, who has ruled the state for the past 15 years, was seen by 30% as the first choice, while 20% of the people want to see Tejashwi Yadav in the highest position. Fourteen percent of the people want Chirag Paswan as the next CM, while only 10% said they want Sushil Modi to become CM. The leader of the BJP, Modi, is the current main deputy minister.
In the opinion poll, people were also asked if they had any complaints against Nitish Kumar and 60% said they are angry with the CM and want a new person for the position. However, 26% said they are angry at Nitish Kumar but want to give him another chance. And 14% of people said they are not angry or want Nitish Kumar to leave.
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The Bihar assembly elections will be held in three phases on October 28, November 3 and November 7. Voting will take place in 71 assembly constituencies in the first phase, and the second phase voting on November 3 will have 94 seats. The third phase of the vote on November 7 will cover 78 seats in the assembly. Votes will be counted on November 10.
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