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Bihar Assembly Election 2020 [Live Updates]
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Patna: With exit polls having predicted clear victory for RJD-led Grand Alliance, the candidates across the divide are sitting either finger crossed or nail-biting.
It means fate of over 3,700 candidates in race to 243 seats of the state Assembly will be decided in a few hours from now.
Counting is underway amid tight security at 55 locations in 38 districts of the state. Alongside, precautions against covid situation are in place.
The polls saw over 7.30 crore electors voting to choose the next government in the state, in the first major polls following covid pandemic.
Exit polls project a sweeping victory for the Grand Alliance led by RJD, and its chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav coming to power.
Bihar voted for the 243-member Assembly in three phases -- October 28, November 3 and November 7.
The RJD had won 80 seats in the 2015 Assembly polls, while the JD(U) won 71 seats. The BJP had won 53 seats and the LJP managed two seats.
The Bihar election is being seen as a referendum on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, whose JD(U) is in alliance with the BJP-led NDA. Nitish Kumar has governed Bihar three times in a row since 2005.
Live Updates
- 10 Nov 2020 12:17 PM IST
Tejashwi Yadav leading from Raghopur Assembly seat
Grand Alliance Chief Minister candidate Tejashwi Yadav is leading from his Raghopur Assembly seat.
According to the early poll trends, Tejashwi was leading from the Raghopur Assembly seat with 2,445 votes, while his rival Satish Kumar was trailing by over 500 votes with 1,990 votes.
- 10 Nov 2020 12:13 PM IST
RJD's Tej Pratap Yadav leading from Hasanpur assembly seat
RJD's Tej Pratap Yadav leading from Hasanpur assembly seat, after six rounds of counting of votes, as per Election Commission
- 10 Nov 2020 12:09 PM IST
The fight in Bihar is between PM Narendra Modi and Tejashwi Yadav, says Radhika Raman, vice president of the BJP's IT cell
"The fight in Bihar is between PM Narendra Modi and Tejashwi Yadav and it was between the 'jungle raj vs vikas raj'. The people appreciate vikash raj. Now, the trend is coming accordingly," said Radhika Raman, vice president of the BJP's IT cell
- 10 Nov 2020 12:05 PM IST
Changing trends sees Bihar BJP's happiness return
Sujeet Rana, spokesperson of OBC cell of the BJP in Bihar said: "Silent voters are with us, women generally do not come out of their houses but they know the good governance in Bihar. Liquor ban was a great initiative in Bihar that women appreciated. Crime was controlled by and large under the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar."
Rana further said that seats of the BJP are expected to increase in Bihar.
- 10 Nov 2020 11:41 AM IST
Bihar Election Results: BJP Single-Largest Party, NDA Past Half-Way Mark, Show Leads
The ruling NDA has surged ahead of the opposition alliance of Rashtriya Janata Dal, the Congress and Left parties, moving above the half-way mark after a close fight for Bihar's 243 seats. Within the ruling alliance, Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United, however, has fallen far behind ally BJP -- an outcome that was expected after Chirag Paswan's rebellion and his party's solo contest
