Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: NDA gets majority in Bihar Assembly polls
By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: November 11, 2020 08:59 IST2020-11-10T09:16:07+5:302020-11-11T08:59:01+5:30
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Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: NDA gets majority in Bihar Assembly polls
Will Bihar see a fourth term for incumbent Nitish Kumar or will the state get a new chief minister in young Tejashwi Yadav? The answer will be known with the results of counting of votes on Tuesday in the recently concluded and bitterly fought Assembly elections.
Counting of votes will began at 8 am today with all real-time trends and results of elections being made on Election Commission of India's website http://results.eci.gov.in and Voter Helpline App.
The ECI has set up 55 counting centres in all the 38 districts of the state, which had voted in three phases on October 28, November 3 and November 7 to decide the fate of 3,755 candidates.
Bihar is the first state where the full-fledged election was held after the coronavirus outbreak in India. The voting across 243-assembly constituencies in Bihar was held in three phases on October 28, November 3, and November 7 to decide the fate of 3,755 candidates.
Over 7,29,27,396 electors were eligible to vote in Bihar polls and the voter turnout was at 57.05 per cent, which was 0.39 per cent higher compared to 56.66 per cent in 2015 elections.
10 Nov, 20 : 09:46 PM
RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav wins from Hasanpur Assembly Constituency
10 Nov, 20 : 09:44 PM
HAM president Jitan Ram Manjhi wins Imamganj seat by a margin of 16,034 votes: Election Commission
10 Nov, 20 : 09:43 PM
Results declared for 74 out of the total 243 seats
BJP 22, RJD wins 20, JD(U) 13, Congress 7, CPI(M-L) 5, VIP 2 and AIMIM, CPI, CPI(M), HAM(S) & Independent 1.
10 Nov, 20 : 09:43 PM
Red flag flies high in Bihar polls, CPI(ML) wins 5 seats
With a win in five seats and leads in 11 others, the CPI(ML) is all set for an impressive performance in the Bihar Assembly elections whose results will be declared late on Tuesday. Inarguably the biggest gainer in the Grand Alliance, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) , often working in the margins of mainstream politics, had 19 candidates in the fray, most of them students and youth leaders.
10 Nov, 20 : 09:42 PM
Results declared for 103 seats out of the total 243
NDA wins 54 seats (BJP 32, JDU 19, VIP 2, HAM 1), leading on 69Mahagathbandhan wins 44 seats (RJD 29, Congress 7, Left 8), ahead on 69AIMIM wins 3, leading on 2; BSP wins 1, & Independent 1
10 Nov, 20 : 08:16 PM
RJD's Bhola Yadav loses to BJP's Ram Chandra Prasad in Hayaghat Assembly Constituency
10 Nov, 20 : 07:24 PM
Sharad Pawar praises Tejashwi Yadav for tough fight in Bihar polls
NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said though the trends of Bihar Assembly election results favour the NDA, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav put up a "gritty" fight.
10 Nov, 20 : 07:21 PM
Deputy chief minister Sushil Modi arrives at Nitish Kumar's residence
#WATCH Patna: Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi and BJP incharge for Bihar, Bhupender Yadav arrive at the residence of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
As per the latest Election Commission of India (ECI) trends NDA is leading on 121 seats.#BiharElectionResults2020pic.twitter.com/Ha0HeQFdgm
10 Nov, 20 : 06:00 PM
After four rounds of counting for the 243 seats in the Bihar Assembly elections on Tuesday, 38 constituencies are witnessing a very close fight between the NDA and the Grand Alliance. As per the Election Commission website, four rounds of counting have been done for the 243 seats.Read more
10 Nov, 20 : 05:04 PM
The area bordering Nepal and West Bengal and connecting to Northeast India is known as the border area of Bihar. This part is considered to be important from the point of view of politics. This is because Purnia has 35 per cent, Katihar 45 per cent, Araria 51 per cent and Kishanganj 70 per cent Muslim voters. Read more
10 Nov, 20 : 04:30 PM
BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Tuesday said he was satisfied with the trends of Bihar election results so far and asserted that the NDA will form the next government in the state. Read more
10 Nov, 20 : 04:12 PM
#BiharElectionResults: EC declares first result of polls- RJD's Lalit Yadav wins Darbhanga Rural
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
NDA leading on 129 - BJP 73, JDU 49, VIP 5, HAM 2
Mahagathbandhan ahead on 103 - RJD 64 (1 seat won) Congress 20, Left 18
BSP leading on 2, AIMIM on 4, LJP on 1 & independents on 4 pic.twitter.com/I42uR8MKvH
10 Nov, 20 : 04:04 PM
In the bihar assembly polls, Shiv Sena has become clear loser. In several cases, according to the votes counted till now, Shiv Sena seems to be doing worse that NOTA (None of the above). Read more
10 Nov, 20 : 03:32 PM
Election Commission trends for all 243 seats at 3 pm: NDA leading on 128 seats - BJP 73, JDU 49, VIP 5, HAM 1 Mahagathbandhan ahead on 105 seats - RJD 67, Congress 20, Left 18 BSP leading on two, AIMIM on two, LJP on two & independents on four.
10 Nov, 20 : 02:56 PM
Patna: Members of BJP Mahila Morcha play dholak, celebrate with 'gulal' as latest trends show NDA leading over Mahagathbandhan in #BiharElectionResults. pic.twitter.com/hBkVCtWV0b
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
10 Nov, 20 : 02:56 PM
#WATCH Bihar: Celebrations outside JD(U) office in Patna as the latest trends show NDA leading.
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
Counting is currently underway for Bihar Assembly elections. pic.twitter.com/HfRiiwfyPh
10 Nov, 20 : 02:10 PM
We will see you in a few hours and will prove that we did what we had said: Manoj Jha, RJD MP
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
The RJD-led Mahagathbandhan is ahead on 103 seats, behind NDA which is leading on over 125 seats. #BiharElectionResultspic.twitter.com/tlsatW1FR4
10 Nov, 20 : 02:02 PM
Patna: A BJP supporter blows a conch shell, others cheer at party office as NDA is leading as per the latest Election Commission trends.#BiharElectionResultspic.twitter.com/E6wrEdJbRB
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
10 Nov, 20 : 01:50 PM
As per law, all postal ballots received till 8 am today are to be taken up for counting. It means postal ballots received at counting centres till at 8 am today need to be taken up for counting. Data related to it will be available at the level of concerned returning officer: ECI https://t.co/VCHvTubhgppic.twitter.com/EO3BAJdghg
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
10 Nov, 20 : 01:46 PM
In some Assembly Constituencies (ACs) there are fewer polling stations, counting will conclude in 24-25 rounds. But we also have some ACs, where there will be 50-51 rounds. On average, we'll have 30-35 rounds of counting per AC: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Bihar, HR Srinivas https://t.co/cfBP49GdGU
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
10 Nov, 20 : 01:37 PM
#WATCH Live: Election Commission addresses the media in Delhi. https://t.co/OdkfEz10Zq
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
10 Nov, 20 : 01:37 PM
Election Commission trends for all 243 seats at 1:30 pm: NDA leading on 127 seats - BJP 74, JDU 48, VIP 4, HAM 1
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
Mahagathbandhan ahead on 106 seats - RJD 66, Congress 21, Left 19
BSP leading on two, AIMIM on three, LJP on one & independents on four #BiharElectionResultspic.twitter.com/ALTHwroHDu
10 Nov, 20 : 01:16 PM
Around 4.10 crore votes were cast, 92 lakh votes counted so far. Earlier there used to be 25-26 rounds of counting, this time it went up to around 35 rounds. So the counting will continue till late evening: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Bihar, HR Srinivas#BiharElection2020pic.twitter.com/IP9Tn0ljAi
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
10 Nov, 20 : 12:50 PM
As the trends are coming in from polling centres, the BJP is emerging as the single-largest party in the state but the Congress is not able to repeat its 2015 performance of 27 seats and the Mahagathbandhan is behind the NDA. Read more
10 Nov, 20 : 12:45 PM
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looks set to emerge as the single-largest party in Bihar polls as it is leading on 73 seats in the state, as per the Election Commission of India's initial trends. Read more
10 Nov, 20 : 12:14 PM
#BiharElectionResults: Supporters and workers of BJP celebrate, gather at party office in Patna as trends show NDA leading over RJD-led Mahagathbandhan. pic.twitter.com/xHUwVQCboe
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
10 Nov, 20 : 12:11 PM
After six rounds of counting of votes, as per Election Commission, RJD's Tej Pratap Yadav leading from Hasanpur assembly seat. Tej Pratap, a sitting MLA from Mahua assembly in Vaisali district, has changed the constituency to Hasanpur this time. Yadavs and Muslims are in majority in the constituency. Tej Pratap is facing the Janata Dal (United) sitting MLA Raj Kumar Ray, who had in 2015 defeated Binod Choudhary of BLSP.
#UPDATE RJD's Tej Pratap Yadav leading from Hasanpur assembly seat, after six rounds of counting of votes, as per Election Commission#BiharElectionResultshttps://t.co/cInX4es7io
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
10 Nov, 20 : 11:55 AM
Election Commission press conference to take place at 1.30 pm
Election Commission press conference to take place at 1.30 pm. Deputy Election Commissioners Sudeep Jain, Chandrabhushan Kumar, and Ashish Kundra to brief the media.
10 Nov, 20 : 11:52 AM
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday reacted to the early trends that showed Mahagathbandhan in the lead and said that Bihar will witness Tejashwi fest from today. Read more
10 Nov, 20 : 11:34 AM
NDA crosses halfway mark as per EC trends for 238 of 243 seats, leading on 125 seats - BJP 70, JDU 48, VIP 6, HAM 1 Mahagathbandhan ahead on 101 seats - RJD 62, Congress 20, Left 19, BSP leads on 1, AIMIM on 2, LJP on 5 & independents also ahead on 4
#FLASH NDA crosses halfway mark as per EC trends for 238 of 243 seats, leading on 125 seats - BJP 70, JDU 48, VIP 6, HAM 1
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
Mahagathbandhan ahead on 101 seats - RJD 62, Congress 20, Left 19
BSP leads on 1, AIMIM on 2, LJP on 5 & independents also ahead on 4#BiharElectionResultspic.twitter.com/sguXzy5Ill
10 Nov, 20 : 11:22 AM
EC trends for 230 of 243 seats: NDA leading on 119 seats - BJP 61, JDU 51, Vikassheel Insaan Party 6, HAM-1
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
Mahagathbandhan ahead on 100 seats - RJD 62, Congress 20, Left 18
BSP and AIMIM have a lead on one seat each, LJP on five & independents on four #BiharElectionResultspic.twitter.com/EJLzvXndBX
10 Nov, 20 : 11:09 AM
Congress candidate Luv Sinha - son of party leader Shatrughan Sinha is trailing behind BJP's Nitin Nabin from Bankipur seat, as per Election Commission trends. Luv has made his political debut from Congress in Bankipur seat, which is a part of the Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency that elected his father twice to the parliament in 2009 and 2014.
10 Nov, 20 : 11:08 AM
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, who is leading the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan, is leading from Raghopur seat, as per Election Commission trends. The counting is underway for the state elections, the first large polls amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav leading from Raghopur seat, as per Election Commission trends#BiharElectionResults
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
(file pic) pic.twitter.com/iC4EuJeJ8B
10 Nov, 20 : 10:59 AM
As of 10.56 am, according to Election Commission trends for 223 of 243 seats: NDA is leading on 117 seats - BJP 63, JDU 48, Vikassheel Insaan Party 5, HAM-1 Mahagathbandhan is ahead on 95 seats - RJD 61, Congress 19, Left 15 BSP and AIMIM have a lead on one seat each, LJP on four & independents on five #BiharElectionResults
10 Nov, 20 : 10:57 AM
EC trends for 200 of 243 seats: NDA leading on 102 seats - BJP 54, JDU-42, Vikassheel Insaan Party-5, HAM-1
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
Mahagathbandhan ahead on 88 seats - RJD 57, Congress 17, Left 14
BSP leading on one seat, LJP on 4, while AIMIM is ahead on 2 & independents on 3#BiharElectionResultspic.twitter.com/vxjRaq4nrn
10 Nov, 20 : 10:57 AM
EC trends for 189 of 243 seats: NDA leading on 97 seats - BJP 53, JDU 39, Vikassheel Insaan Party 5, Mahagathbandhan ahead on 82 seats - RJD 54, Congress 14, Left 14, BSP has a lead on one seat, LJP on four, while AIMIM is ahead on 2 & independents on three
10 Nov, 20 : 10:54 AM
A shocking incident has taken place in Bhojpur district of Bihar before the counting of votes began for Bihar Assembly Elections 2020. BJP Mahila Morcha mayor's BJP 'Mahila Morcha' city president's husband was shot dead in Ara city of Bhojpur district. Read more
10 Nov, 20 : 10:28 AM
Janata Dal (United) leading in Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha seat in Bihar which went to by-poll, as per Election Commission
10 Nov, 20 : 10:25 AM
EC trends for 161 of 243 seats: NDA leading on 81 seats - BJP 42, JDU 34, Vikassheel Insaan Party 5
Mahagathbandhan ahead on 75 seats - RJD 51, Congress 13, Left 11
BSP has a lead on one seat, LJP on two, while AIMIM and an independent ahead on one each
10 Nov, 20 : 10:23 AM
RJD's Tej Pratap Yadav is trailing behind JDU's Raj Kumar Ray from Hasanpur seat. Tej Pratap, a sitting MLA from Mahua assembly in Vaisali district, has changed the constituency to Hasanpur this time. Yadavs and Muslims are in majority in the constituency. Tej Pratap is facing the Janata Dal (United) sitting MLA Raj Kumar Ray, who had in 2015 defeated Binod Choudhary of BLSP.
RJD's Tej Pratap Yadav (in file photo) trailing behind JDU's Raj Kumar Ray from Hasanpur seat#BiharElectionResultspic.twitter.com/voELEOFUq6
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
10 Nov, 20 : 10:21 AM
As of 10:11 am according to EC trends for 133 of 243 seats: NDA leading on 66 seats - BJP 35, JDU 26, Vikassheel Insaan Party 5, Mahagathbandhan ahead on 61 seats - RJD 40, Congress 14, Left 7, BSP has a lead on two seats, Lok Jan Shakti Party on three while AIMIM is ahead on one
10 Nov, 20 : 10:11 AM
A year ago, RJD couldn't win a single seat in Lok Sabha polls. As per Lok Sabha results, JDU & allies were to win over 200 seats. In last one year, nothing has harmed brand Nitish or added to brand RJD, we're losing only due to COVID19 impact, said Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi.
10 Nov, 20 : 10:09 AM
EC trends for 104 of 243 seats: NDA leading on 52 seats - BJP 28, JDU 20, Vikassheel Insaan Party 4
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
Mahagathbandhan ahead on 46 seats - RJD 29, Congress 12, Left 5
BSP has a lead on two seats, Lok Jan Shakti Party on three while AIMIM is ahead on one#BiharElectionResults
10 Nov, 20 : 09:55 AM
According to Election Commission trends for 78 of 243 seats: NDA leading on 41 seats - BJP 23, while the JDU 14, Vikassheel Insaan Party 4. The Mahagathbandhan is ahead on 34 seats - RJD 17, Congress 12, Left 5, Bahujan Samaj Party has a lead on two seats, Lok Jan Shakti Party on one
10 Nov, 20 : 09:48 AM
NDA leads in 32 seats; MGB in 21
Election Commission trends: NDA leading on 32 seats - BJP 20, JDU 9, Vikassheel Insaan Party 3, Mahagathbandhan ahead on 21 seats - RJD 9, Congress 7, Left 5 Bahujan Samaj Party has a lead on one seat
Election Commission trends: NDA leading on 32 seats - BJP 20, JDU 9, Vikassheel Insaan Party 3
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
Mahagathbandhan ahead on 21 seats - RJD 9, Congress 7, Left 5
Bahujan Samaj Party has a lead on one seat #BiharElectionResultspic.twitter.com/ptpenPqcbQ
10 Nov, 20 : 09:43 AM
Counting of votes for 243 Assembly constituencies of Bihar is underway on Tuesday amid tight security and Covid-19 arrangements at all counting centres. Read more
10 Nov, 20 : 09:36 AM
Election Commission trends: NDA leading on 24 seats - BJP 15, JDU 8, Vikassheel Insaan Party 1
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
Mahagathbandhan ahead on 18 seats - RJD 9, Congress 5, Left 4
Bahujan Samaj Party has a lead on one seat #BiharElectionResultspic.twitter.com/aPO32z5UvH
10 Nov, 20 : 09:35 AM
Counting of votes for #BiharElection2020 underway in Patna pic.twitter.com/wFnh9Dnmgc
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
10 Nov, 20 : 09:34 AM
#UPDATE: BJP ahead on 9, JDU and RJD leading on 5 seats each, Congress has a lead on 3, Vikassheel Insaan Party ahead on 1 seat, according to official Election Commission trends #BiharElectionResultshttps://t.co/fi4tAly5Jm
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
10 Nov, 20 : 09:33 AM
#ByPollResults: Samajwadi Party leading on one of the seven seats which went to by-polls, as per official Election Commission trends.
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 10, 2020
10 Nov, 20 : 09:33 AM
BJP leading on 8 seats, JDU and RJD ahead on 3 seats each, Congress on 1, Vikassheel Insaan Party also ahead on one seat.#BiharElectionResultspic.twitter.com/UfkYitFpSf
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
10 Nov, 20 : 09:33 AM
#BiharElectionResults According to official Election Commission trends, Bharatiya Janata Party leads on 5 seats, JD(U)-2 seats, RJD-1 seat, Congress-1 seat, Vikassheel Insaan Party-1 seat, and Bahujan Samaj Party-1 seat https://t.co/JsJBJ6xxTd
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
10 Nov, 20 : 09:31 AM
Patna: Supporters of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav outside his residence as counting of votes for #BiharElection2020 is underway pic.twitter.com/VvJAlZg8uv
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
10 Nov, 20 : 09:25 AM
According to official Election Commission trends, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leads on Darbhanga assembly seat
#BiharElectionResults According to official Election Commission trends, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leads on Darbhanga assembly seat pic.twitter.com/24e1UbbMN9
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
10 Nov, 20 : 09:25 AM
#BiharElectionResults According to official Election Commission trends, Bharatiya Janata Party leads on 5 seats, JD(U)-2 seats, RJD-1 seat, Congress-1 seat, Vikassheel Insaan Party-1 seat, and Bahujan Samaj Party-1 seat https://t.co/JsJBJ6xxTd
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
10 Nov, 20 : 09:22 AM
The first leads is in for Bihar elections 2020. Both NDA and RJD-led Mahagathbandhan lead in 2 seats each.
10 Nov, 20 : 09:21 AM
EC makes elaborate arrangements for counting
Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for counting of votes for the Bihar assembly polls. The poll panel said it has set up a total of 55 counting centres, housing 414 halls, spread across all the 38 districts. The maximum three counting centres each have been set up in four districts of East Champaran (which has 12 constituencies), Gaya (10), Siwan (8 constituencies) and Begusarai (7). Rest other districts either have one or two counting centres each.
10 Nov, 20 : 09:19 AM
Counting of votes begins at 8 am today with all real-time trends and results of elections being made on Election Commission of India's website http://results.eci.gov.in and Voter Helpline App.
Counting of votes for 243 Bihar Assembly seats to begin at 8 am today.
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
Bihar voted in three phases on 28th October, 3rd and 7th November. (Representative Image) #BiharElection2020pic.twitter.com/7aHGH7F160