The hoarding, near Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's residence, reads 'Bihar ka matlab Nitish Kumar' and displays a photo of the JD(U) chief along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
After his party won all five seats it contested in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Paswan has successfully carried that momentum into the Assembly polls.
The NDA has five constituents — Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) (JDU), Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha, and the Rashtriya Lok Morcha of Upendra Kushwaha.
Throughout the campaign, Congress attempted to shift the election narrative by raising concerns over alleged voter deletions and irregularities in the electoral rolls.
Early trends from postal ballots indicated a strong showing for NDA, which took a decisive lead with over 130 seats. The Mahagathbandhan, led by the RJD and Congress, trailed significantly with leads in around 65 to 70 constituencies.
In the 2020 election, BJP clearly emerged as the dominant force within NDA after winning 74 seats while JD(U) settled for just 43 seats.
However, according to the trends being showed by the Election Commission, the BJP is leading on five seats and the RJD is leading on two seats.
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The pollsters have widely predicted an NDA victory in the state and another electoral loss for the Mahagathbandhan of RJD, Congress and Left Parties.
Both the NDA and Mahagathbandhan are claiming that this high turnout will favour their respective alliances. Exit polls have made near-unanimous predictions of a clear mandate for the ruling NDA.
Under Nitish, Bihar has witnessed a relieving shift from the days of anarchy under the Lalu-Rabri period to an era of good governance and development.
7.45 crore electors determined the fate of 2,616 candidates in this high-stakes contest in Bihar. Exit polls have largely projected an NDA sweep, much to the annoyance of the INDIA bloc.
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The second phase of polling in Bihar saw a record voter turnout of 68.76 per cent, the highest in the history of the state.
If these projections hold true, the results would signal a decisive victory for the NDA, which appears to have retained its strong voter base across Bihar.
It said this is for the first time in the recent history of the state that no repoll has been ordered. In the first phase too, no repoll took place.
The predictions by Today's Chanakya come a day after several several pollsters predicted a landslide victory for the ruling NDA and a dismal show by Kishor's JSP, which is making its electoral debut.
Many pollsters, including Matrize, P-Marq, Peoples Pulse, projected a range of 130-209 seats for the NDA in the 243-member Bihar assembly, a figure well past the required majority mark of 122. Meanwhile, the Mahagathbandhan, comprising the RJD, Congress and Left parties, is predicted to trail with 70-102 seats.
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