Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar is on a wafer-thin majority in Bihar "managed" by the BJP, said senior RJD leader Manoj Jha on Saturday adding his government won't last long
Speculation is rife that the BJP might push for an EBC or a Dalit as a Deputy CM
Five more persons died of Covid-19 in Bihar, raising the death toll to 1,167, while 523 fresh cases took the tally to 225,499, the health department said in a bulletin
Janata Dal (United) won 43 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party won 71
Janata Dal-United leader and NDA ally Nitish Kumar is likely to take oath as the Bihar Chief Minister for another term on November 16 after the NDA victory in Assembly elections
Over the next five years, it will be Narendra not Nitish who will be under pressure to deliver vikas and atmanirbharta in Bihar
PM's development, anti-corruption message puts BJP in pole position
Bihar election result LIVE updates: Nitish Kumar- led NDA is back in power in Bihar with a slender majority. Tejashwi Yadav-led RJD emerged as single largest party with 75 seats
The saffron party, which had contested 110 seats, won 72 and was leading in another two while the JD(U) which fought 115, won only 42 and was ahead in another
Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan appeared to be succeeding in damaging Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led party by playing a major role in its poor show in many seats
Although it is unlikely that RJD will be able to get the numbers to form the government, the performance of Tejashwi Yadav has been notable
The party leaders and ministers also credited the victory in Bihar to the Modi government's success in navigating the country during the Covid-19 crisis
The human development index has been steadily improving, but also shows that the gap between Bihar and the national HDI rose under the Lalu regime
As the alliance heads for victory, the cry within the BJP to dump Nitin is expected to get louder.
The trend comes after the counting of votes in the first four hours till 12 noon
The National Democratic Alliance has crossed halfway mark as per the Election Commission of India's latest trends for 238 of 243 seats at around 11
The NDA is leading in 15 seats, while the Grand Alliance is ahead in nine constituencies, as per the early trends of counting in Bihar assembly polls
The exercise will decide the electoral fate of over 3,700 candidates who are in the race to win the 243 seats of the state assembly
Losing the state amid soaring unemployment and an economy experiencing the sharpest dive in decades will be a setback for Modi, who invested a lot of political capital in the campaign.
Bihar election result 2020: From date, time and counting of votes to security arrangement for EVMs, here's all you need to know