As the counting of votes began for the Bihar Assembly elections on Friday, early trends show the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) past the halfway mark of 122, strengthening its lead over the Mahagathbandhan.
As the counting of votes for the Bihar Assembly election began on Friday morning, Gaya Ji District Magistrate (DM) Shashank Shubhankar said that all arrangements are in place and that victory rallies are completely banned due to the Model Code of Conduct in effect.
Within the NDA, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 41 seats and has recorded a strike rate of 63.64 per cent. The Janata Dal (United), which had underperformed in the last election, is currently showing a stronger strike rate of 67.74 per cent.
As the Janata Dal (United) gears up for a verdict in the Bihar Assembly elections, a poster dedicated to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with the title of a 'Tiger who still has the power (Tiger Abhi Zinda Hai)' was seen outside the CM's residence at 1 Anne Marg in Patna.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Kumar Jha expressed confidence in Mahagathbandhan's victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, saying that the State is heading towards a change of regime.
The counting for the Bihar polls across 243 constituencies began at 8 am under tight security arrangements. The postal ballot counting started first which will be followed by EVM counting at 8:30 am.
As the counting of votes for the Bihar Assembly election began Friday morning, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in Delhi is gearing up for the victory celebrations with delicacies from the State.
"We have trust that following the good governance in Bihar for 20 years, NDA will be forming the government in Bihar again with a two-thirds majority and the foundation of 'Viksit Bharat' will be laid by 'Viksit Bihar'," Paswan told ANI.