The counting of votes for the 243-seat Bihar Assembly began at 8 am on Friday, with early trends showing an intense contest between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Opposition Mahagathbandhan. Initial numbers suggest that the NDA has crossed the halfway mark of 122 seats, while the Opposition continues to put up a strong fight.

NDA Takes Early Lead

By 9:30 am, early trends from PValue Analytics indicated that the NDA was ahead on 141 seats, maintaining a significant advantage. The Mahagathbandhan’s leads dipped to 65 seats, even as the RJD briefly overtook the BJP in the number of individual seats led.

RJD, BJP Neck-and-Neck in Party-Wise Leads

At around 9:17 am, the RJD was ahead on 59 seats, while the BJP led on 54 seats, reflecting a competitive race on the grou

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