Now that most exit poll results are out, anticipation has peaked at both camps in Bihar. While the NDA, led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, is upbeat after most exit polls favoured them, the opposition Mahagathbandhan is keeping hopes that the voters will give them a chance after two decades of JD(U) led regime.

The majority of the polls, including the JVC, Dainik Bhaskar, Matrize, and People’s Insight exit polls, predicted a clean sweep for the NDA between 135 and 160 seats. Only one survey, Journo Mirror, predicted a favourable result for the Mahagathbandhan.

That said, exit polls can actually go wrong, and in Bihar, it has always proven to be unreliable.

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