The safety measures necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic, and the lean margin of victory between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Mahagathbandhan, or the Grand Alliance, have made the Bihar vote counting among the slowest in many years. The closing gap is also making supporters and political parties hang out to their hats till the very last minute even as the day draws to a close with lakhs of votes still to be counted. Dr Prannoy Roy gets expert opinion on what could be the Bihar poll outcome as 31-year-old Tejashwi Yadav Catches up to NDA.
