Bihar Election Results 2020: State saw a bitter and hectic election campaign
After more than 14 hours of counting, dozens of twists and turns and allegations of cheating, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was announced as the winner of the Bihar Assembly election in the (very) early hours of Wednesday morning. Boosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's several rallies, the NDA hit the majority mark of 122 at 2.57 AM. According to data on the Election Commission's website, the BJP won 72 seats to emerge as the senior member in its alliance with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JDU, which managed just 42.
The BJP had claimed victory in Bihar assembly polls for the National Democratic Alliance even as the counting for 50 seats were still underway.
"Every section of Bihar has rejected hollow promises, casteism and politics of appeasement, and has backed the NDA's development agenda," Union Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted late Tuesday night.
Minutes after Mr Shah's tweet, PM Modi tweeted, saying the people of Bihar have made a "decisive decision" to give development a chance.
The Election Commission held four press briefings since morning the counting of votes took place amid unprecedented times; India is the second worst-affected country by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The state elections in Bihar are the biggest in the country since the start of the pandemic.
It was a high-stake battle for the BJP-JDU combine as well as for Tejashwi Yadav's Grand Alliance as he made a desperate attempt for the RJD's return to power. Of 243 seats, the JDU contested 122 seats, while the BJP contested 121 seats. Targeted by opposition, he faced a major anti-incumbency wave.
Earlier in the day, as the NDA surged ahead, the Grand Alliance, refused to concede. While the Congress said they would wait till the last vote is counted, the RJD has made an appeal to its supporters to stay at counting centres till midnight.
Nitish Kumar's ex-ally Chirag Paswan, who chose to go solo this time, is another young leader on the frontline in the state apart from Tejashwi Yadav, ex-chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav's son. The JDU today said the ruling party has been "hurt" by Chirag Paswan's stinging comments amid the campaign heat after he parted ways. However the LJP's performance has not been impressive as many observers called it a "vote cutter" for Nitish Kumar.
Over the last few weeks, a fierce campaign saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi - the NDA'S de-facto face- seeking votes for Nitish Kumar. The BJP-JDU combine has been targeted by opposition over issues such as unemployment and the handling of the pandemic.
Tejashwi Yadav had made a big poll promise of 10 lakh jobs. While the BJP attacked Tejashwi Yadav over the issue, the party's manifesto also made a mention of 19 lakh jobs, apart from "free Covid vaccine" - which gave more ammunition to the opposition. Many opposition leaders alleged that the ruling party is using pandemic to get votes.
Nitish Kumar, who has faced jibes, slogan-shouting crowds and on one occasion, an onion attack, has said this will be his last election. "This election will end and this is my last election. Ant bhala to sab bhala (All's well that ends well)," he said while campaigning in Bihar's Purnea.
Here are Bihar Election Result 2020 Counting and Updates:
The Congress managed to win only 19 of the 70 it had contested. The Left parties, though, sprang a surprise winning 16 out of the 29 seats the CPI(ML), the CPI and the CPI(M) had contested.
The performance of CPI(ML), the most radical among the mainstream Left groups, stood out as it won 12 of the 19 seats it contested. The CPI and the CPI(M) won two seats each.
Chirag Paswan's LJP secures solitary seat in Bihar elections
Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), which fielded 137 candidates in Bihar Assembly polls, managed to secure only one seat. LJP candidate from Matihani constituency, Raj Kumar Singh defeated Janata Dal-United's Narendra Kumar Singh aka Bogo Singh by a slender margin of 333 votes.
LJP candidate from Matihani got 61,364 votes whereas Bogo Singh received 61,031 votes.
The RJD emerged as the single largest party in the assembly bagging 75 seats. Its vote share at 23.03 per cent was also the highest for any single party in the elections.
The opposition Grand Alliance fell way short of the magic mark. The total number of seats won by all its five constituents stood at 110.
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Bihar Election 2020 Results LIVE: Main pointers from Election Commission presser- 223 constituencies declared. 20 left. 17 cases where rounds of EVM counts are on.
- We have been sharing updates from time to time and giving you context under which counting is taking place.
- Teams trying to finish up counting as soon as possible. Their efforts on the ground are laudable.
- We thank everyone for their support and the media who covered the election results.
- We will have a final tally in an hour or so.
- Apart from 2 seats in Madhya Pradesh, all bypolls results are out.
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PM Modi On Bihar Results: Voter's Priority Is Only DevelopmentPrime Minister Narendra Modi today said the people of Bihar have made a "decisive decision" to give development a chance, as results of the assembly election continue to trickle in, showing the ruling NDA leading in 122 seats and the opposition alliance in 113 seats.
Bihar Election 2020 Results LIVE: Left parties look to gain in Bihar, bag 13 seats, leading in 3 more"Do not write off the Left" -- was the message from the Left camp as its three parties bagged 13 seats and were leading in three others till 9:30 pm out of the 29 seats they contested in the Bihar Assembly election, as per the Election Commission.
In an alliance with the RJD, the three Left parties were given 29 seats by Tejashwi Yadav, despite reluctance from the members of his party. While the CPI(M) was given four seats, the CPI got six and the CPI-ML (Liberation) 19.
In 2010, only the CPI managed to win a seat in Bihar, while in 2015, the CPI-ML (Liberation) grabbed three seats as the other two Left parties drew a blank.
Bihar Election 2020 Results LIVE Updates: PM Modi on Bihar assembly poll results
"Youth of Bihar have made it clear that new decade will be of Bihar and for self-reliant Bihar: PM Narendra Modi on assembly poll results," tweeted PM Modi on Bihar assembly poll results.
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"Bihar has taught the world the first lesson of democracy. A record number of poor, deprived and women of Bihar also voted and have also given their verdict for development," tweeted PM Modi as trends showed NDA leading in Bihar.
Victory of PM-Nitish Kumar's double-engine government, tweets Amit Shah as BJP leads in Bihar"Victory of PM-Nitish Kumar's double-engine government in Bihar," tweeted Amit Shah as trends showed NDA leading in Bihar.
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Bihar Election Results Live: NDA set to form government because of PM's leadership, says BJP Bihar unit chiefThe NDA alliance is set to form the government in Bihar as it has won 121 seats and was leading with comfortable margin on four other seats, BJP''s Bihar unit president Sanjay Jaiswal said on Tuesday while attributing the alliance's victory to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.
"The NDA won because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its pro-poor policies. People have reposed faith in his leadership," Mr Jaiswal told PTI.
He said the National Democratic Alliance is set to form the government in Bihar as it has won 121 seats and is leading on four other seats with a comfortable margin.
The Bihar assembly has a total strength of 243 members with a majority mark of 122 seats.
Asked whether there would be any change in the chief minister as BJP has won more seats than its ally JD(U), Mr Jaiswal said both parties fought together and Nitish Kumar was announced as its chief ministerial candidate before the elections.
Bihar Election 2020 Results LIVE Updates: "Not Under Pressure", Poll Body Denies Opposition's Claims On CountingThe Election Commission has denied Bihar's opposition alliance allegations that their candidates were not being given winning certificates due to pressure from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his government.
"We are not under any pressurre... results have been declared only on 146 seats," the Election Commission told the media regarding the Rashtriya Janata Dal's claim that it has "won" 119 seats.
The counting has been slow since morning over coronavirus-related restrictions.
Late in the evening, the gap with the ruling NDA expanding, the RJD had released a list of 119 seats, claiming they were won by the candidates of the RJD, Congress and the Left alliance. But though the names were in the Election Commission website, the candidates had not received the victory certificates, the party said. The Congress backed up the allegations, saying one of their victorious candidates did not receive the certificate.
Bihar Election 2020 Results LIVE: Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party wins one seat in BiharLok Janshakti Party has won one seat in Bihar, informed the Election Commission.
Chirag Paswan's party, which walked out of the NDA in Bihar just ahead of the poll, was doing absymally as it won just one seat and wasn't leading in any other seats.
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Bihar Election 2020 Results LIVE Updates: Asaduddin Owaisi's party AIMIM wins three seats, leading in two othersHyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi's party AIMIM has won three and is leading in two assembly seats in Bihar, where votes are still being counted late into the night. The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen had entered Bihar in 2019 after winning by-elections in five seats.
"In politics, you learn from your mistake. Our Bihar chief personally met with each and every leader of political parties. No one was ready to touch us. Big parties treated me like an untouchable... Our party president met every important Muslim leader as well. But nothing worked out. Cannot tell you why it didn't happen," Mr Owaisi said, adding he expected the party would perform better.
The AIMIM will decide later which party it will support, Mr Owaisi told NDTV.
Bihar Assembly Election Results LIVE Updates: Results declared for 142 of total 243 seatsThe Election Commission has declared results for 142 out of the total 243 seats, of which the NDA has won 72 (BJP 39, JDU 27, VIP 4, HAM 2) and is leading on 51.
The opposition grand alliance has won 44 seats (RJD 45, Congress 8, Left 12) and is ahead on 48, said the poll panel.
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Bihar Election Results Live: Recounting can happen on seats with less margin, says Election Commission"One problem is about seats with less margin, where recounting can happen. As per our website,146 seats have been declared and 97 trends given," said Chandra Bhushan Singh, Deputy Election Commissioner.
As per the poll panel's instructions, the seats with margin less than postal ballots rejected at the time of counting, all rejected postal ballots shall be verified before declaration of results, the whole process of which will be videographed.
"We are not under anyone's pressure": Election Commission
"The Election Commission is not under anyone's pressure. The time taken for the declaration of results is natural under these circumstances. Most of the seats' results have been declared," said Chandra Bhushan Singh, Deputy Election Commissioner.
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Bihar assembly elections is looking too close to call with the ruling NDA maintaining a slender edge over the RJD-led Grand alliance.
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Bihar Election Results Live: Getting lesser seats doesn't mean that he is not the captain anymore," JD(U) leader on Nitish Kumar
"Nitish Kumar has been the captain in Bihar through the 15 years in which he worked tirelessly to develop the state. Getting lesser seats sometimes does not mean that you are not the captain. The NDA in Bihar has been guided by Nitish Kumar ji," said JD(U) leader Satya Prakash to NDTV.
Bihar Election Results Live: Chirag Paswan's party heading for a blank in Bihar polls
The strategy adopted by LJP leader Chirag Paswan to contest outside NDA and target Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during the campaign does not appear to have worked in the Bihar assembly polls and the party is likely to draw a blank.
With 82 per cent of the votes already counted, LJP is not in lead on any seat though it had shown some promise in the initial rounds of counting.
The party had contested 137 of 243 seats and fielded candidates against JD(U) but not BJP.
Bihar Elections LIVE: Results Declared For 103 Of 243 Seats
The Election Commission has declared results for 103 of 243 seats. It's a close fight between the BJP - which has won 32 seats - and the RJD, which has won 29 seats.
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Bihar Election LIVE: Results For 77 Seats Called
Election results for 77 seats have been called, according to the latest figures. The BJP has won 23 seats so far, while the RJD has won 21 seats. Nitish Kumar's JDU has won 13 seats so far.
Bihar Election Result LIVE: RJD Continues To Be Single Largest Party
RJD continues to be the single-largest party with lead in 60 seats followed by the BJP, which is leading in 56 seats. The two rivals have won 16 seats each so far.
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Bihar Elections LIVE: RJD Alleges Nitish Kumar Government Delaying Counting
"The Nitish Kumar administration is delaying counting in 10 seats. The candidates who have won are not been given certificates. Sitting in the Chief Minister's house, Sushil Kumar is making the Chief Secretary exert a pressure on officials concerned over seats that have a close margin," the RJD said in a tweet in Hindi.
Of 4.1 crore total votes polled in Bihar, about 3.3 crore votes have been counted so far, according to the latest figures.
Bihar Election Result LIVE: NCP Chief Sharad Pawar Says "Tejashwi Yadav Has Put Up A Gritty Fight" "The trends so far are in favour of the NDA. I think we did not pay attention to the Bihar election. We (NCP) did not contest because we felt that young leadership in the form of Tejashwi Yadav should come forward," seasoned politician and NCP chief Sharad Pawar said this evening, news agency PTI reported. "Tejashwi has put up a gritty fight," he stressed.
More than 2.7 crore EVM votes - out of the over 4 crore votes - polled in the Bihar assembly elections have been counted till 5.30 pm, the Election Commission said, news agency PTI reported.
NDA has slipped below the majority mark of 122 as leads narrowed, Tejashwi Yadav+ is at 115.
So far, the BJP has won 10 seats, and its rival - Tejashwi Yadav's RJD has won eight seats.
Election Commission announces results in 30 constituencies.
Amid counting of votes, Sushil Kumar Modi met Nitish Kumar this evening.
Bihar Election Results 2020: The National Impact Of Bihar Election Results Explained In 7 PointsThe ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) appeared headed for a win in Bihar today as votes were counted in the first major election held in the shadow of the coronavirus. The NDA, defying multiple exit polls, sailed past the majority mark and the BJP was even the largest party at one point in a state where it has always been junior partner. However, the opposition alliance led by Tejashwi Yadav put up a strong fight, emerging as the largest party after 10 hours of counting. The unexpected surge for the NDA, despite Nitish Kumar facing anti-incumbency after three straight terms, has been attributed by the BJP to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign." itemprop="description
Bihar Election LIVE: Election Commission Declares Results Of 20 Seats
The Election Commission has declared results for 20 seats - rivals RJD and BJP have won six seats each. Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen, Communist Party of India (Marxist) have won 1 seat each. Indian National Congress, Janata Dal (United) and the Vikassheel Insaan Party have won two seats each.
Bihar Election LIVE: Here Are Updates By Election Commission Here are the updates by the Election Commission this evening on counting of votes in Bihar:
- Results are expected late at night
- Counting is nearly over in 119 seats
- In 18 constituencies, margin is less than 1,000
- Election Commission trying to give results as soon as possible
- Election Commission told counting officers not to be in a hurry and take time
- Counting is smooth, officials working patiently
Bihar Election Results LIVE: "Counting Process Will Follow All COVID Norms," Says Election Commission
"In several constituencies, the number of counting rounds may go up to 51," Umesh Singh, Secretary General, Election Commission, said this evening, adding that "all Covid norms" are being followed amid counting of votes.
Bihar Elections LIVE: RJD Emerges As Single-Largest Party
As votes are counted, trends seem to be flipping again with the RJD emerging as the single-largest party with lead in 73 seats. The BJP, which emerged as the single-largest party during the day amid counting of votes, is leading in 67 seats.
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After several hours of the NDA leading ahead, the Grand Alliance is now leading in 113 seats while the BJP-JDU combine leads in 121 seats as the gap narrows.
Even as the Election Commission has stressed the counting of votes has not slowed down, RJD's Manoj Jha was quoted as saying by news agency ANI: "Bihar is going to get its own government and nobody can stop it. I request Chief Minister whose exit is confirmed, to stop calling returning officers to slow down the counting of votes. He can only delay his defeat."
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Election Commission has declared results for 10 seats - BJP has won 4, RJD, JDU have won two seats each. Congress has won 1 seat while the NDA ally Vikassheel Insaan Party has also won one seat.
Bihar Election Result LIVE: BJP Is Leading In 73 Seats
While the BJP is leading in 73 seats, the RJD is leading in 67 seats.
Bihar Election Result LIVE: What's the Vote Share Of Rivals - Grand Alliance, NDA
The vote share of two rivals - Grand Alliance and the NDA - has a difference of just two percent, according to figures available.While the Grand Alliance has got a vote share of 36.8 per cent, the NDA has a vote share of 38.8 per cent.
Results declared for eight seats - RJD, BJP, JDU have won two seats each; Congress has won 1 seat, NDA ally Vikassheel Insan Party has won 1 seat
Bihar Election LIVE: Election Commission To Hold Another Press Conference At 6 PM
Bihar held the country's biggest elections since the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Strict measures were put in place - to check the spread of coronavirus- as more than four crore people stepped out to vote. The state has logged over 2.22 lakh cases so far, and the coronavirus has also slowed down the pace of counting. In an unusual presser, the Election Commission this afternoon announced the counting process will continue till late night. Another press conference will be held at 6 PM.
Results have been declared for 4 seats so far- JDU has won two seats, BJP, RJD have won 1 each.
Elections were conducted in three phases - October 28, November 3, and November 7, and the exit polls predicted a majority for the RJD-led Grand Alliance.
Bihar Election: Partywise Breakup As Grand Alliance Leads In Over 100 Seats - Communist Party of India - 3
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) - 3
- Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)- 12
- Indian National Congress - 18
- Rashtriya Janata Dal - 66
The RJD has also won one seat
Bihar Election: JDU Has Also Won 1 Seat
The JDU, which is leading in 43 seats, has won one seat so far.
Bihar Election: Single-Largest Party BJP Leading In 77 Seats
In a sea change in politics, the BJP has emerged as the single-largest party. It's leading in 77 seats. The JDU is leading in 43 seats.
So far, result for only one seat has been declared. The RJD has won it.
Bihar Elections LIVE: RJD Tweets "Grand Alliance Will Win"
"We are in touch with all the candidates and partyworkers... as per the details we have received, trends are favouring us. The counting will continue late night. The Grand Alliance will surely win. Bihar has opted for change. All candidates and counting agents are requested to stay at counting centres till the process is complete," the RJD said in a tweet in Hindi even as the NDA leads in 129 seats.
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Bihar Elections 2020: Dalit Stalwart Jitan Ram Manjhi Leads In Imamganj Dalit stalwart Jitan Ram Manjhi, one of the key candidates to watch out for, is leading in Imamganj. The Dalit leader switched from Tejashwi Yadav-led grand-alliance to the National Democratic Alliance - hoping to share power should the Nitish Kumar-led group win another term in Bihar
RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav, Lalu Prasad Yadav's son, is leading in his constituency - Hasanpur.
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Bihar Election Results: Where's Lalu Prasad On Counting Day 
RJD chief Lalu Yadav, who is serving a jail term in a fodder scam case and undergoing treatment at RIMS, speaks on the phone during counting day of Bihar Assembly polls, in Ranchi. Photo Courtesy: PTI.
Bihar Election Results LIVE: Can EVMs Be Hacked? Election Commission's Reply
"It has been clarified time and again that EVMs are robust and tamperproof. The integrity of EVMs is without any doubt and merits no further clarification," Chandrabhushan Kumar, Deputy Election Commissioner said this afternoon.
Bihar Election Results LIVE: Counting Of Votes To Finish By Tonight, Says Election Commission "In 2015, counting at 38 locations, now counting in 55 locations. Number of rounds will be 35 on an average. We hope to finish the counting as per procedure late tonight," Chandrabhushan Kumar, Deputy Election Commissioner said this afternoon.
The counting has been "totally glitch-free till now", the Election Commission said this afternoon.