Bihar Assembly Vote Counting Underway, NDA Leading

The counting of votes is underway for all 243 assembly seats in Bihar amid tight security. Trends available so far indicate that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is heading towards a landslide victory in the state assembly polls. Mahagathbandhan seems to be performing badly.   

 

Trends are available for all 243 seats.

BJP is leading 80, JDU in 83, LJP(RV) in 23, RJD in 36, Congress 6, and Others 15.

 

Both Deputy Chief Ministers and BJP candidates Vijay Kumar Sinha and Samrat Choudhary are leading. Maithili Thakur of BJP is also leading in Alinagar seat, and senior BJP



leader Mangal Pandey is leading in Siwan. Tejashwi Prasad Yadav of RJD is leading in Raghopur. Senior BJP leader Dr. Prem Kumar is leading in Gaya Town.

 

243 Returning Officers (ROs) are overseeing the process, assisted by 243 Counting Observers, in the presence of contesting candidates and their authorised agents. Over 18,000 counting agents appointed by candidates are monitoring the counting process to ensure fairness and transparency.

 

Bihar had registered a historic voter turnout of 67.13 per cent in the elections to the 243-member assembly in two phases on November 6 and November 11.