Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha on Tuesday reacted to the resignation of former Bihar Minister and senior Congress leader Shakeel Ahmad, saying that the public had realised that the Congress's leadership, trapped in "familial politics," is a threat to democracy and that its
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.
JD(U) claimed the people of Bihar have given the NDA a "historic mandate," expressing confidence ahead of the results. Taking a dig at the Opposition, the party said many will now "blame EVMs" and make excuses for their defeat.
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.
Meanwhile, Bihar recorded a turnout of 60.40 per cent in the second phase of Assembly polls till 3 pm on Tuesday, according to data from the Election Commission.
"There was 65% of voting in the first phase of the elections, and we are hopeful that in the second phase too, the voting will not be less than around 65-66%. Around 80 of the 122 NDA candidates will win," Jitan Ram Manjhi said.
"We have full faith that the Prime Minister and the government will definitely reveal who is behind this, because of whom such a big incident happened at our capital, our symbol, from where the Prime Minister gives a speech on Independence Day. Why has our intelligence failed every time?"
Jaiswal's remarks come as Bihar recorded a turnout of 47.62 per cent in the second phase of Assembly polls as of 1 pm, according to the data of the Election Commission of India.