US EditionModi’s coalition set for big win in a key state election, bolstering his popularity
- Counting started at 8 am on Friday, with early tallies showing the National Democratic Alliance leading 68 seats while the Mahagathbandhan led 41 as of 8:30 am, deciding the fate of the 243-member Bihar Assembly.
- Earlier this month, the two-phase voting on November 6 and November 11 produced a voter turnout of 67.13 per cent and the Special Intensive Revision removed 6.5 million names, prompting opposition allegations.
- The BJP and Janata Dal each fielded 101 candidates, and the NDA holds 131 seats while the Grand Alliance controls 111 in the outgoing assembly.
- Counting is taking place across 46 centres in 38 districts under elaborate security, with 243 Returning Officers deployed, 4,372 counting tables set up, and more than 18,000 counting agents overseeing the process.
- Poll projections diverge, with one survey giving the NDA 160 seats and another 121–141 seats, and the election saw participation by 7.43 crore voters including 14 lakh first-timers.
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Modi's alliance set to easily win Bihar vote
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling coalition is set to comfortably retain power in the poor and populous state of Bihar, a vote count showed on Friday, giving him a boost after a disappointing national vote last year. Winning Bihar is crucial because it is India's third-most-populous state with nearly 130 million people and it sends the fifth-highest number of lawmakers to Parliament. Control of the eastern state strengthens any party'…
India’s Modi celebrates as party set for big win in Bihar state vote
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed a “resounding” victory for his party and its allies in a key local election in the country’s poorest state of Bihar. The eastern state of 130 million people was widely seen as a bellwether and a test of Modi’s ability to translate New Delhi’s booming economy into gains for its poorest citizens. Counting is still ongoing and the final tally may not be out until Saturday, but the election commis…
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