NEW DELHI: Celebrity candidates in the Bihar assembly polls witnessed mixed fortunes, with only singer Maithili Thakur , contesting from Alinagar on a BJP ticket, poised for victory. Others — including actor-singer Khesari Lal Yadav (Chapra) and singer Ritesh Pandey (Kargahar) — were trailing in their respective constituencies. Click here for live updates on counting of votes Alinagar Maithili Thakur had secured 49,673 votes after 14 of 24 rounds of counting and was leading RJD’s Binod Mishra, who had polled 42,364 votes, according to the Election Commission’s website. Independent candidate Saifuddin Ahmed was a distant third with 1,520 votes. Also Read | Women, welfare and the ‘phoenix’ CM: How Nitish-led NDA crushed MGB in Bihar elections - 10 key takeaways The seat w

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