"2025 - NDA sang Nitish. We have offered prayers for a thumping majority. We performed aarti of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha and applied 'rajtilak'. The manner in which the people of Bihar have given a mandate to the NDA, we are confident in the Exit Polls. We have offered prayers for our seat
Bihar enters the verdict stage as vote counting begins today, alongside bypolls in eight assembly segments across six states and Jammu and Kashmir, which saw bypolls for their respective vacant seats.
Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief and Mahagathbandhan's candidate for Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Mukesh Sahni, on Thursday urged officials to ensure free and fair elections and added that Mahagathbandhan will form the government in Bihar with more than 200 seats.
According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), the two-phase Bihar polls recorded a historic voter turnout of 67.13 per cent- the highest since 1951 - with zero repolls across the state's 38 districts, a testament to what the Commission called a "successful" election. The voting per
Ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections result day, CPI(M-L) leader Dipankar Bhattacharya expressed concerns over the process, saying that "we are hoping that counting of votes is done in a proper manner."
Earlier, RJD Leader Sunil Singh had issued a strong warning to election officials, cautioning against any attempt to manipulate the people's mandate, otherwise "the same scenes witnessed on the roads in Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka will be seen on the roads of Bihar as well".
"Zero repolls in Bihar Assembly Elections, 2025 • No re-polls requested by 2,616 candidates • No re-polls requested by 12 recognised political parties," the EC said in the note.
Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth exuded confidence that the National Democratic Alliance will form the government with a decisive win in the Bihar assembly elections, the results of which will be declared on Friday.
Reacting to the FIR lodged against RJD MLC Sunil Kumar Singh, Union Minister and LJP-Ramvilas President Chirag Paswan said the Mahagathbandhan was "unable to digest" its looming defeat and was issuing provocative statements out of frustration.