Meanwhile, the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is poised to form the government again in Bihar, exit poll results showed on Tuesday, predicting that the opposition Mahagathbandhan would fall short of the majority mark in the 243-member state assembly.
As exit polls projected a clear majority for the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar, Congress MP Tariq Anwar dismissed the predictions as speculative, saying they "cannot be considered accurate.
The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is poised to form the government again in Bihar, exit poll results showed on Tuesday, predicting that the opposition Mahagathbandhan would fall short of the majority mark in the 243-member state assembly.
As voting for the Bihar Assembly polls concluded on Tuesday, exit polls have predicted a return for the NDA's alliance with a clear majority by securing 130 to 160 seats. Mahagathbadhan, despite all its promises to bring change to Bihar, may fall short with only 70 to 100 seats.
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The Jan Suraaj chief added that the state's electoral atmosphere was "very messy," cautioning that without scientific exit polls, any predictions about the outcome were "baseless".
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