New Delhi: Union Minister Giriraj Singh on November 14 projected a landslide victory for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the 2025 Bihar assembly elections.
“I was saying from day 1 that we will have a landslide victory in Bihar. The people of Bihar were always so enthusiastic about this government. The people of Bihar have voted for peace, justice and development,” Singh told ANI.
Singh made these remarks as the NDA alliance leads in many assembly constituencies amid the counting of votes.
As per the latest trends, the ruling NDA is leading on around 175 seats while the Opposition’s Mahagathbandhan is ahead on around 50 seats.
According to the trends, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading on more than 80 seats while the Janata Dal United (JDU) is leading on more than 75 seats. The Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas)- LJP(R) is leading on around 20 seats.
In Mahagathbandhan parties, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is leading on more than 30 seats with India National Congress and CPI(ML) leading on 5 and 7 assembly seats respectively.
Counting of votes for all 243 constituencies began at 8 am amid tight security. Officials began tallying postal ballots, with the counting of EVM votes scheduled to start at 8:30 am.
Elaborate security arrangements are in place, with 4,372 counting tables and over 18,000 counting agents overseeing the process.
According to the ECI’s official press note, 2,616 candidates and 12 recognised political parties participated in the two-phase polls on November 6 and 11, and none requested repolling in any constituency.
The main election contest in the Bihar elections is between the National Democratic Alliance, led by CM Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav led Mahagathbandhan.
In the 2020 election, the NDA secured a majority in the assembly and won 125 seats, with Nitish Kumar again taking oath as Chief Minister.
(With inputs from agencies)
