NDA heading for landslide victory in Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav now leading from Raghopur

New Delhi [India], November 14 (ANI): The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is heading towards a landslide victory in the Bihar assembly polls, with the latest trends showing that it is poised to win over 200 seats.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is poised to emerge as the single-largest party in the Bihar assembly and has so far won 16 seats. It is leading in 75 constituencies. The Janata Dal (United) has won 10 seats and is leading in 74 constituencies. BJP and JD-U supporters celebrated the NDA's victory in Patna by distributing sweets.
Amid the battering, there is some consolation for the RJD as its leader and Mahagathbandhan's Chief Ministerial candidate, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, is now leading from Raghopur by over 11,000 votes. He was earlier trailing in the seat.
Apart from the BJP and JD (U), other constituents of the NDA also registered impressive strike rates. LJP (Ram Vilas) has won one seat each and is leading in 19, Hindustan Awam Morcha has won one seat and is leading in four seats and RLM is leading in four seats.
Counting began this morning, and the NDA established its lead from the start in the election trends.
The opposition Mahagathbandhan has suffered huge losses. RJD has won four seats and is leading in 21, Congress has won one seat and is leading on four, CPI(ML) Liberation is leading in two, and CPI(M) is ahead on one seat while VIP and CPI have drawn a blank so far.
Among other parties, AIMIM has won two seats and is leading in three, and the Bahujan Samaj Party is leading on one seat
Expressing happiness over the NDA victory, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad praised the people of Bihar for transcending "caste and community boundaries".
"Congratulations to the people of Bihar. The way they have risen above the boundaries of caste and community to cast their votes is a vote of hope and trust. The public has seen the work done by Nitish Kumar. They also remember and have seen Lalu Prasad's jungle raj. I am proud that our Bihar has stood up to walk on the path of development," he said.
Union Minister and JD-U leader Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh said that people have given their stamp of approval to the development being carried out in the state and to accelerating its pace over the next five years.
"Nitish Kumar is a tiger. The results have made it clear that the NDA was contesting this election under the leadership of Nitish Kumar, and the public has given them a huge mandate because of his work," he said.
Another JD-U leader, Lovely Anand, said they were expecting this victory "because we have worked for the people and for Bihar's development".
"Women came out in huge numbers to vote in this election. This victory is the result of Nitish Kumar and PM Modi's efforts to promote Bihar's growth. The opposition has alleged vote theft, but people have rejected their claims and chosen law and order and development in Bihar above all."
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh expressed surprise at the results. "My suspicion turned out to be true. This whole game is of manipulated voter lists and manipulated EVMs," he alleged.
Bihar went to the polls in two phases. The state recorded a historic 67.13% voter turnout, the highest since 1951, with women voters outnumbering men by a huge 8.8 per cent. (ANI)