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.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ajay Alok expressed confidence on Friday that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will return to power in the state.
Ahead of the counting of votes for the Bihar Assembly election 2025, Janata Dal (United) leader Rajiv Ranjan Prasad expressed confidence in the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) victory under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Yadav said that the BJP has made several efforts to form a Nitish Kumar-led NDA government; however, he expressed confidence that women would vote for the Mahagathbandhan.
In a post on X, CM Kumar wrote, "On the birth anniversary of India's first Prime Minister, Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Ji, I pay my humble respects to him."
Ahead of the Counting across 243 assembly constituencies in Bihar, Janata Dal (United) on Friday predicted its victory, saying on social media that only a few hours are left before the "government of good governance" returns.
"2025 - NDA sang Nitish. We have offered prayers for a thumping majority. We performed aarti of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha and applied 'rajtilak'. The manner in which the people of Bihar have given a mandate to the NDA, we are confident in the Exit Polls. We have offered prayers for our seat
Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth exuded confidence that the National Democratic Alliance will form the government with a decisive win in the Bihar assembly elections, the results of which will be declared on Friday.
Ahead of the Bihar Assembly Election results, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Prem Chand Gupta on Thursday said that RJD and Mahagathbandhan will win over 162 seats.
"Tomorrow is the date set by the Election Commission for counting of votes. The public mood is clear: they are not going to hand over power to Tejashwi Yadav. Nitish Kumar and the NDA will have a landslide victory. We will celebrate the victory. We will uphold the pride of Bihar," Kumar t