Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Manoj Tiwari on Tuesday said that the Mahagathbandhan has already “accepted defeat” ahead of the Bihar Assembly election results, claiming that exit polls only predicted “what we have seen on the ground.”

The counting of votes will be done on November 14.

His remarks came as, according to exit poll results, the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is poised to form the government again in Bihar with the opposition Mahagathbandhan falling short of the majority mark in the 243-member state assembly. The exit polls also predicted that Prashant Kishor-led Jan Suraaj, which made its debut in the assembly polls, is unlikely to make any splash in terms of seats.

“The Mahagathbandhan has already accepted defeat. What we have seen on the ground, the support f

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