Counting of votes for the Dampa bypolls commenced at 8 AM today, and after 5 rounds of vote counting, the MNF candidate was victorious by receiving 6981 votes.
While the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) crossed the halfway mark of 122 in leads as per the Election Commission of India, prominent hoardings with slogans "Bihar Ka Matlab Nitish Kumar" surfaced near the Chief Minister's residence in Patna.
As Congress and Mahagathbandhan trail behind in the counting of votes, Congress leader Pawan Khera on Friday called the Bihar Assembly elections a direct contest between Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the people of Bihar.
"Even before the elections began, it was said that JD(U) would win around 80 seats. This became possible due to the charismatic leadership of Nitish Kumar. RJD+ sometimes says that they will score a bumper victory in Bihar, but when the results come, they say that the Election Commission
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.
In Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam Assembly bye-election, NC candidate Aga Syed Mahmood Al Mosavi established an early advantage, leading by 624 votes over the PDP's Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi after round one of 17.
The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has crossed the halfway mark of 122, while the Opposition's Mahagathbandhan is trailing behind as per the Election Commission of India.
According to the Election Commission of India (ECI) website, Bihar is witnessing a close competition, with the JD(U) leading on 63 assembly seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leads on 61.
According to Election Commission of India, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference candidate Aga Syed Mahmood Al Mosavi is leading in Budgam; Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate Somesh Chandra Soren is leading in Gatsila; Mizo National Front's R Lalthangliana is leading in Dampa; BJP's Jay Dho