Trends show BJP-led NDA crossing halfway mark in Bihar Assembly election

Patna: After neck-and-neck competition between the Mahagathbandhan and the NDA, the Nitish Kumar-led alliance has crossed the halfway mark. 

As of 11:14 am, the NDA was leading in 130 seats, while the Grand Alliance was ahead in 102 seats. 

A close battle is on between the Mahagathbandhan and the NDA in the Bihar Assembly elections. As of 9:55 am, Tejashwi Yadav-led Mahagathbandhan is leading in 114 seats, while Nitish Kumar-led NDA is closely trailing with leads in 110 seats. 

About an hour ago, the Mahagathbandhan had widened the lead against Nitish Kumar-led NDA. As of 9:00 am, the Grand Alliance was leading in 94 seats, while the NDA was ahead in 77 seats. 

Early trends showed neck-and-neck competition between NDA and Mahagathbandhan. As of 8:37 am, the Mahagathbandhan was leading in 52 constituencies, while the NDA was leading in 43 seats. 

Most of the exit polls have predicted that Bihar might be on the cusp of a major generational shift in politics, with most pollsters predicting victory for the Grand Alliance led by young RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.

The counting of votes of the Bihar election began at 8 am in 55 polling stations across 38 districts as per the Election Commission's Covid-19 guidelines.

The state, which has 243 assembly constituencies, recorded 57.05 per cent turnout in the assembly elections this time, marginally higher than that of 2015 despite the Covid-19 pandemic, as per official data.