The counting follows two phases of polling held across the state on November 6 and November 11, culminating today in the final verdict across all 243 Assembly seats.
As early trends showed the ruling NDA leading in the Bihar Assembly elections, Congress leader Udit Raj blamed the Election Commission and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists for his party's poor performance.
As early trends in counting of votes in the Bihar Assembly elections showed the ruling NDA well past the halfway mark of 122 seats, Congress leader Udit Raj took a swipe and said that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is moving towards success
Early trends in counting of votes in the Bihar Assembly elections show the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) way past the halfway mark of 122, with the Mahagathbandhan lagging.
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.
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.
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
"First of all, action should be taken against those who make such statements... If you (RJD) people have been rejected since 2005, then it's because of your way of working. Whatever the public mandate may be, victory or loss, it should be accepted with humility," Chaudhary said to ANI.
With the exit polls predicting an NDA victory in the Bihar polls, JDU MP Sanjay Jha said that the opposition has already accepted defeat and is projecting a "huge win" for his party in the upcoming vote count.
Rohtas District Magistrate Udita Singh on Thursday refuted the Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) claim of administration "sneaking" Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) inside a counting centre without any prior notice, saying that the truck instead carried empty steel boxes.
Repeating allegation of alleged electoral malpractice, the RJD leader said that the party, along with the people of Bihar are "alert, vigilant, cautious, and fully capable.