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Bihar might be on the cusp of a major generational shift in politics as it readies for counting of votes for the Assembly election, with most pollsters predicting a landslide for the five-party Grand Alliance led by young RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.
The counting of votes in Bihar has begun. The counting and results on individual seats will be declared live at the following websites of Election Commission of India – eciresults.nic.in, eci.gov.in, and results.eci.gov.in. The exercise will decide the electoral fate of over 3,700 candidates who are in the race to win the 243 seats of the state assembly.
Counting started at 8 am at 55 centres spread across 38 districts amid tight security and precautions to avoid the spread of Covid-19 pandemic during the process.
Over 57 per cent of about 7.30 crore electors have exercised their franchise in what is the first major election in the country since the onset of the pandemic.
The state has 243 Assembly constituencies and the most keenly watched will obviously be Raghopur in Vaishali district from where Tejashwi Yadav is seeking re-election.
A win for the RJD-led coalition will bring redemption of sorts for Tejashwi Yadav whose leadership abilities were called into question after his party failed to win a single seat in the Lok Sabha elections last year.
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8.56am Prohibitory orders are in place outside the counting centres to prevent people from gathering in large numbers, officials said: PTI
8.42am The opposition alliance is currently leading in 80 seats, the NDA in 60 seats. The RJD is ahead in 51 seats, the Congress in 19. The BJP is leading in 40 seats, the JDU in 17. The LJP is leading in 5 seats.
8.36am The counting of votes for Bihar Assembly elections is underway at the counting centre established at Anugrah Narayan College in Patna: ANI
8.10am EC makes elaborate arrangements for counting
Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for counting of votes for the Bihar assembly polls as the state awaits the results of a closely-fought election. 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.
8.00am Counting of votes begins for 243-member Bihar Assembly
The counting of votes in Bihar has begun. The counting of votes and results on individual seats will be declared live at the following websites of Election Commission of India – eciresults.nic.in, eci.gov.in, and results.eci.gov.in.
7:57am Campaigning ends, Nitish Kumar signs off: My last election
Wrapping up his campaign for the Bihar Assembly polls, in which he has been overshadowed both by ally BJP and rival RJD, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar sought votes saying this election was his “last”.
6.00am Despite Covid-19, Bihar voter turnout higher than 2015
Bihar recorded 57.05 percent turnout in the Assembly elections this year, marginally higher than that of 2015 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, as per official data.
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