By Anuj Cariappa

| Updated: Tuesday, November 10, 2020, 12:07 [IST]

Patna, Nov 10:The counting of votes in Bihar Assembly elections has begun, with the Nitish Kumar-led NDA facing competition from the Tejashwi Yadav-led Mahagathbandhan.

Counting will be taken up at 55 centres across 38 districts where the outcome will decide the fate of the Nitish Kumar government that has helmed the state for a decade and half.

Most pollsters predicted a landslide for the five-party Grand Alliance led by the young RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.

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12:07 PM, 10 Nov

Here are the partywise trends for 242 of 243 constituencies:

12:04 PM, 10 Nov

Meanwhile, in Madhya Pradesh Bypolls, BJP leading on 17 seats, Congress on 9 and BSP on 2, as per Election Commission trends of all 28 seats which went to by-polls.

12:04 PM, 10 Nov

RJD's Tej Pratap Yadav leading from Hasanpur assembly seat, after six rounds of counting of votes, as per Election Commission

Political Heavyweights

Nalanda

Shrawan Kumar

JDU

Gunjan Patel

INC

In what comes as a relief to Janata Dal-United, party leader Shrawon Kumar has gain a lead over Congress' Gunjan Patel. Nalanda is one the important seats in Bihar that went to polls on November 3.

12:04 PM, 10 Nov

#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

Supporters and workers of BJP celebrate, gather at party office in Patna as trends show NDA leading over RJD-led Mahagathbandhan.

12:03 PM, 10 Nov

Arun Singh, BJP national general secretary, says the National Democratic Alliance will form the next government in Bihar. Speaking to News18, Singh said,“In the elections that have been held all over the country, the Bharatiya Janata Party is waving the Congress Party towards the end. Whether the village or the farmers all consider Modi as the Messiah, money has gone to the account of women and farmers, giving ration to 80 crore people.”

Political Heavyweights

Parihar

Gayatri Devi

BJP

Ritu Kumar

RJD

BJP leading from Parihar, RJD, RLSP trailing. In 2015, Gaytri Devi won from this constituency.

11:59 AM, 10 Nov

Election officials count votes at a centre on counting day of Bihar Assembly polls, in Patna

11:56 AM, 10 Nov

Madhya Pradesh by-polls: Bharatiya Janata Party leading on 17 seats, Congress on 9 and Bahujan Samaj Party on 2. 28 seats voted in by-polls held in the state which has a 230-member Assembly

Political Heavyweights

Patna Sahib

Praveen Singh

INC

Nand Kishore Yadav

BJP

Current trends reflect Pravin Singh of the Congress party is leading the in Patna Sahib assembly constituency while the BJP candidate Nand Kishore Yadav is trailing.

11:56 AM, 10 Nov

Odisha: Biju Janata Dal leading on the two assembly seats which went to bypolls, as per Election Commission

11:55 AM, 10 Nov

#BiharElectionResults: JDU supporters and workers celebrate at party office in Patna as trends show NDA leading. pic.twitter.com/AF3YZHTmvj
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020

JDU supporters and workers celebrate at party office in Patna as trends show NDA leading.

Political Heavyweights

Phulwari

Arun Manjhi

JDU

Gopal Ravidas

CPI(ML)

JD(U) leader Arun Manjhi is leading from Phulwari whereas Gopal Ravidas of the CPI-ML is right behind him. The seat reserved for the Scheduled Castes (SCs) are showing a cut throat competition between the JD(U) and the CPI-ML.

11:55 AM, 10 Nov

Gujarat: Bharatiya Janata Party leading on all eight assembly seats which voted in by-polls, as per Election Commission trends

11:54 AM, 10 Nov

Uttar Pradesh by-poll: BJP leading on five seats, Samajwadi Party and an Independent candidate leading on one each.

Political Heavyweights

Purnia

Vijay Khemka

BJP

Indu Sinha

INC

BJP's Vijay Khemka is leading from the seat. Purnia has been a BJP stronghold since 2000

11:54 AM, 10 Nov

BJP has nothing to lose, those who are losing ask them. We'll only gain. I heard Digvijaya Singh's statement. If he's questioning EVM, it means BJP is winning. We're getting majority & the two elderlies (Digvijaya Singh, Kamal Nath) are going to Delhi: MP Minister Narottam Mishra

11:53 AM, 10 Nov

RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav secures lead of nearly 150 votes over JDU's Raj Kumar Ray in Hasanpur seat.

11:51 AM, 10 Nov

RJD's Kiran Devi leads over LJP's Shweta Singh by over 4,200 votes in Sandesh seat.

11:47 AM, 10 Nov

Assembly Speaker and JD(U) leader Vijay Kumar Chaudhary trails RJD's Arbind Kumar Sahni by 230 votes in Sarairanjan seat.

11:46 AM, 10 Nov

In Kishanganj, AIMIM's Qamrul Hoda is trailing behind Congress candidate Ijharul Hussain.

11:41 AM, 10 Nov

RJD's Anant Singh is leading from Mokama constituency.

11:40 AM, 10 Nov

In Begusarai's Matihani, CPM candidate Rajendra Prasad Singh has maintained lead against Narendra Singh of the JD(U).

11:40 AM, 10 Nov

In Rajapakar seat JD(U)'s Mahendra Ram is leading against Congress with 557 votes.

11:33 AM, 10 Nov

NDA crosses halfway mark as per EC trends

The NDA has crossed the halfway mark as per the trends by the Election Commission of India. The EC trends for 238 of 243 seats says that the NDA is leading on 125- BJP, 70, JD(U) 48, VIP, 6 and HAM, 1. The Grand Alliance is ahead on 101 seats - RJD 62, Congress 20.

11:28 AM, 10 Nov

Election Commission press conference to take place at 1.30 pm. Deputy Election Commissioners Sudeep Jain , Ashish Kundra and Chandrabhushan Kundra to brief media.

11:25 AM, 10 Nov

Jharkhand bypoll: BJP leading in Dumka and Congress leading in Bermo assembly seats, as per Election Commission

11:24 AM, 10 Nov

EC trends for 230 of 243 seats

NDA leading on 119 seats - BJP 61, JDU 51, Vikassheel Insaan Party 6, HAM-1 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

11:21 AM, 10 Nov

A sitting minister in the state government, Nand Kishore Yadav, 5 time BJP MLA is trailing from Patna Sahib.

11:20 AM, 10 Nov

In Valmikinagar, JD(U)'s Rinku Singh is leading with 9800 votes.

11:14 AM, 10 Nov

In Buxar sadar, BJP candidate Parshuram Chaturvedi is leading with 2366 votes.

11:13 AM, 10 Nov

In the Bankipur seat which is one of the most sought after seats in this assembly elections, BJP's Nitin Nabin who is also the sitting MLA is leading.

11:06 AM, 10 Nov

BJP leader Nand Kishore Yadav was trailing Pravin Singh of the Congress by 1,778 votes in Patna Sahib seat, in the early hours

11:03 AM, 10 Nov

Congress candidate Luv Sinha - son of party leader Shatrughan Sinha- trailing behind BJP's Nitin Nabin from Bankipur seat, as per Election Commission trends.

11:02 AM, 10 Nov

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav leading from Raghopur seat, as per Election Commission trends

12:26 AM, 10 Nov

The Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for counting of votes on November 10 for the Bihar assembly polls as the state awaits results of a closely-fought election.

12:26 AM, 10 Nov

The poll panel said it has set up a total of 55 counting centres, housing 414 halls, spread across all the 38 districts of the state that voted in three phases on October 28, November 3 and November 7.

12:31 AM, 10 Nov

Counting will be taken up at 55 centres across 38 districts where the outcome will decide the fate of the Nitish Kumar government that has helmed the state for a decade and half.

12:32 AM, 10 Nov

Most exit polls have predicted a rout for the ruling JD(U)-BJP combine and a resounding victory for the Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan) led by RJD's 31-year-old chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav, who has thrown down the gauntlet at redoubtable Nitish Kumar, the battle-scarred veteran more than twice his age.

6:24 AM, 10 Nov

Will it be Tejashwi Yadav or Nitish Kumar. Bihar awaits poll result with bated breath.

6:24 AM, 10 Nov

Counting of votes will begin at 8 am.

6:41 AM, 10 Nov

The exit polls have predicted a win for the Grand Alliance. However exit polls can wrong at times.

6:41 AM, 10 Nov

Will Bihar give Nitish a fourth term? Counting begins at 8.

6:52 AM, 10 Nov

In the 2015 elections, Nitish Kumar was declared as the Chief Ministerial candidate for the Grand Alliance, while Tejashwi was to be his deputy. However with Nitish returning to the NDA mid-term, the two leaders are on the opposite side this time. Nitish is CM candidate for the NDA, while for the Grand Alliance it is Tejashwi.

7:09 AM, 10 Nov

The Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for counting of votes today. The poll panel said it has set up a total of 55 counting centres, housing 414 halls, spread across all the 38 districts of the state.

7:24 AM, 10 Nov

The maximum three counting centres each have been set up in four districts of East Champaran (which has 12 assembly constituencies), Gaya (10 constituencies), Siwan (eight constituencies) and Begusarai (seven).

7:24 AM, 10 Nov

The counting of votes will begin as early as 8 am.

7:28 AM, 10 Nov

Section 144 of CrPC imposed ahead of crucial counting

7:28 AM, 10 Nov

Bihar Chief Election Commissioner HR Srinivasa said that the poll body has allocated 19 companies of paramilitary forces to guard strongrooms where the EVMs are kept. He added that 24x7 surveillance of the counting centres is also being done through CCTV cameras.

7:32 AM, 10 Nov

Visuals from counting centres in Gujarat's Dang

Counting of votes in by-polls to 58 Assembly seats in 11 states to begin at 8am; Visuals from counting centres in Gujarat's Dang (pics 1 & 2) and Madhya Pradesh's Morena (pics 3 & 4) pic.twitter.com/mlgTQy03aA
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020

Counting of votes in by-polls to 58 Assembly seats in 11 states to begin at 8am;

7:32 AM, 10 Nov

Bihar was the first state which went to polls amidst the global outbreak of the pandemic. The elections were held in three phases.

7:37 AM, 10 Nov

Has the Grand Alliance managed to tap into the anti-incumbency factor? The exit polls sure seem to suggest so.

7:41 AM, 10 Nov

The Election Commission has set up 55 counting centres in 38 districts.

7:41 AM, 10 Nov

The Shiv Sena has said that there would be a change in guard in Bihar. The Sena is a former ally of the NDA.

7:41 AM, 10 Nov

Contrary to what was being said yesterday, officials have said that the results would not be delayed. Owing the increase in number of EVMs as social distancing has to be maintained it as anticipated that the results would be delayed.

7:43 AM, 10 Nov

The voter turnout this year stood at 57.05 per cent, 0.39 per cent more than the 56.66 per cent in the 2015 elections.

7:48 AM, 10 Nov

Patna: Strong room established at Anugrah Narayan College being opened, as counting of votes for Bihar Assembly elections to begin at 8 am pic.twitter.com/ezv9fOtHyF
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020

Strong room established at Anugrah Narayan College, Patna being opened, as counting of votes for Bihar Assembly elections to begin at 8 am

8:01 AM, 10 Nov

Visuals from a counting centre in Indore

Madhya Pradesh: Counting of votes for by-polls in 28 assembly seats to begin soon; Visuals from a counting centre in Indore pic.twitter.com/5tbFnz2KYK
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020

Madhya Pradesh: Counting of votes for by-polls in 28 assembly seats to begin soon

8:02 AM, 10 Nov

Counting of votes begins for 243-member Bihar Assembly & by-polls to 58 Assembly seats across 11 states

8:06 AM, 10 Nov

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.

8:09 AM, 10 Nov

तेजस्वी भवः बिहार!
— Tej Pratap Yadav (@TejYadav14) November 10, 2020

RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav on Twitter wrote,"Tejashwi bhav Bihar", bidding congratulatory message to his brother as the counting begins.

8:14 AM, 10 Nov

This election has been the first, after many years, without the involvement of jailed RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav or late LJP leader Ram Vilas Paswan.

8:21 AM, 10 Nov

Early trends show a neck and neck race. Counting has just begun. BJP and RJD lead in two each.

8:26 AM, 10 Nov

At present, the postal ballots are being counted. Once these are over, the EVM votes will be counted.

8:31 AM, 10 Nov

Bihar: BJP leads in Gopalganj and Kishanganj.

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