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.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Mahagathbandhan Chief Ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav is leading from the Raghopur seat with a margin of 916 votes as of 10.50 am.
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and BJP candidate for the Lakhisarai seat, Vijay Kumar Sinha, on Friday said that the public mandate predicted by the exit polls will translate into results in the Assembly elections.
"Trends are just for the start, lets see till the end. We have a hope that a government is formed which will do good for the people of Bihar, that is what we want. It seems that if someone has been given 20 years (to do work), and they can't do so now Mahagathbandhan should get a chance,"
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.
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
Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) candidate from Tikari assembly constituency Anil Kumar on Friday said he is confident that the party will win all six seats it contested and that Nitish Kumar will return as Chief Minister with a strong majority.
Within the NDA, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 41 seats and has recorded a strike rate of 63.64 per cent. The Janata Dal (United), which had underperformed in the last election, is currently showing a stronger strike rate of 67.74 per cent.