Bihar Exit Polls

Janata Dal United (JDU) chief and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has become the talk of the town after the opposition INDIA alliance defied exit polls and seem set to win 231 seats, just 31 short of the halfway mark needed to form the government.

As Bihar is due to conduct by-elections in Tarapur and Kusheshwar Asthan Assembly constituencies on October 30, the Election Commission banned dissemination of opinion and exit polls results before the 48-hours period till the polling ends

The opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal, predicted to win majority in Bihar by exit polls, is currently trailing the state's ruling NDA by a chunk of seats. The party, however, advised caution to those writing it off, saying it is still early days and the counting is going very slow because of coronavirus-related precautions.

On Tuesday, when all eyes are on Bihar Assembly election results, West Bengal's attention will be divided between Patna, and Nandigram city in Purba Medinipur district, 131 km south of Kolkata.

Tejashwi Yadav, who turns 31 today, is celebrating a quiet birthday a day before the Bihar election results. With most exit polls predicting his victory, his party RJD today warned members against showing up at their young leader's home to wish him.

A day after several exit polls gave the RJD-led opposition alliance in Bihar an edge over the ruling NDA, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said the people of the state will send a clear message that they are more concerned with issues such as jobs, food, healthcare and inflation.

The Rashtriya Janata Dal -- which most exit polls predicted will gain majority in the just-concluded assembly elections in Bihar -- has warned its workers and supporters to maintain discipline on the counting day, whatever the outcome of the election. In a tweet today, the party said there should be no use of firecrackers or rowdy behaviour and civ...

#PollOfPolls: The opposition Tejashwi Yadav-led opposition alliance in Bihar will win the most seats in Bihar and even cross the majority mark, with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's National Democratic Alliance (NDA) placing a distant second, an aggregate of opinion polls predicted on Saturday after three-phase voting completed in the state.

The threat of coronavirus could not affect polling in the third and final phase of Bihar state elections, with 55.22 per cent people turning up to vote -- a shade lower than the 56.66 per cent in 2015. Two of three exit polls so far have predicted an advantage for the alliance of Tejashwi Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal, the Congress and the Left part...

The opposition Tejashwi Yadav-led opposition alliance in Bihar will win the most seats in Bihar and even cross the majority mark, with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's National Democratic Alliance (NDA) placing a distant second, an aggregate of opinion polls predicted on Saturday after three-phase voting completed in the state.

When there is a ban on exit polls, prediction of poll results in the media by astrologers, tarot readers and analysts is a violation of the electoral law, the Election Commission said on Thursday.

The Janata Dal United -- which is bracing for a triangular contest in many of the Bihar's 243 assembly seats following the exit of its estranged ally LJP from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the state -- has expelled 15 of its senior regional leaders for anti-party activities, just days before the elections.

A day after exiting from opposition Grand Alliance in Bihar, former Bollywood set designer Mukesh Sahni-led Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) on Sunday announced that his party will contest all 243 assembly seats in the state.

Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) leader Upendra Kushwaha on Tuesday warned of violent reprisals from the public if the ruling BJP and its allies try to manipulate voting machines in their favour in the run-up to the counting day on May 23.

After RLSP's (Rashtriya Lok Samta Party) exit from the BJP-led NDA and the ruling party at the centre agreeing to contest an equal number of Lok Sabha seats in Bihar as its ally JD(U), the opposition is dubbing the developments as the BJP's struggle for survival.

Janata Dal United (JDU) chief and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has become the talk of the town after the opposition INDIA alliance defied exit polls and seem set to win 231 seats, just 31 short of the halfway mark needed to form the government.

As Bihar is due to conduct by-elections in Tarapur and Kusheshwar Asthan Assembly constituencies on October 30, the Election Commission banned dissemination of opinion and exit polls results before the 48-hours period till the polling ends

The opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal, predicted to win majority in Bihar by exit polls, is currently trailing the state's ruling NDA by a chunk of seats. The party, however, advised caution to those writing it off, saying it is still early days and the counting is going very slow because of coronavirus-related precautions.

On Tuesday, when all eyes are on Bihar Assembly election results, West Bengal's attention will be divided between Patna, and Nandigram city in Purba Medinipur district, 131 km south of Kolkata.

Tejashwi Yadav, who turns 31 today, is celebrating a quiet birthday a day before the Bihar election results. With most exit polls predicting his victory, his party RJD today warned members against showing up at their young leader's home to wish him.

A day after several exit polls gave the RJD-led opposition alliance in Bihar an edge over the ruling NDA, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said the people of the state will send a clear message that they are more concerned with issues such as jobs, food, healthcare and inflation.

The Rashtriya Janata Dal -- which most exit polls predicted will gain majority in the just-concluded assembly elections in Bihar -- has warned its workers and supporters to maintain discipline on the counting day, whatever the outcome of the election. In a tweet today, the party said there should be no use of firecrackers or rowdy behaviour and civ...

#PollOfPolls: The opposition Tejashwi Yadav-led opposition alliance in Bihar will win the most seats in Bihar and even cross the majority mark, with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's National Democratic Alliance (NDA) placing a distant second, an aggregate of opinion polls predicted on Saturday after three-phase voting completed in the state.

The threat of coronavirus could not affect polling in the third and final phase of Bihar state elections, with 55.22 per cent people turning up to vote -- a shade lower than the 56.66 per cent in 2015. Two of three exit polls so far have predicted an advantage for the alliance of Tejashwi Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal, the Congress and the Left part...

The opposition Tejashwi Yadav-led opposition alliance in Bihar will win the most seats in Bihar and even cross the majority mark, with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's National Democratic Alliance (NDA) placing a distant second, an aggregate of opinion polls predicted on Saturday after three-phase voting completed in the state.

When there is a ban on exit polls, prediction of poll results in the media by astrologers, tarot readers and analysts is a violation of the electoral law, the Election Commission said on Thursday.

The Janata Dal United -- which is bracing for a triangular contest in many of the Bihar's 243 assembly seats following the exit of its estranged ally LJP from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the state -- has expelled 15 of its senior regional leaders for anti-party activities, just days before the elections.

A day after exiting from opposition Grand Alliance in Bihar, former Bollywood set designer Mukesh Sahni-led Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) on Sunday announced that his party will contest all 243 assembly seats in the state.

Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) leader Upendra Kushwaha on Tuesday warned of violent reprisals from the public if the ruling BJP and its allies try to manipulate voting machines in their favour in the run-up to the counting day on May 23.

After RLSP's (Rashtriya Lok Samta Party) exit from the BJP-led NDA and the ruling party at the centre agreeing to contest an equal number of Lok Sabha seats in Bihar as its ally JD(U), the opposition is dubbing the developments as the BJP's struggle for survival.