It’s a Nitish-Lalu Sweep in Bihar, Modi Concedes Defeat
We bring you the live updates of the counting of votes for the five phase Bihar Assembly election.
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Shatrughan Sinha Congratulates Nitish and Lalu
I had tried telling my party to refrain from doing ‘negative’ politics. Despite all my efforts and coming from the masses I wasn’t called during elections. I want to congratulate Nitishji and Laluji for the victory. I would request my party to introspect its shortcoming and take action. Accountability must be fixed by the party and it will be fixed.
<b>Shatrughan Sinha, BJP</b>
“Bihar Elections Gave New Dimension to Indian Politics”
It’s Good that it’s Not a Fractured Mandate: Senior BJP Leader Sushil Modi
Bihar Mandate is a Befitting Reply for BJP Says Rabri Devi
Mandate-ory Press Conference: Lalu Trains Guns on Delhi, Nitish Says People’s Mandate Reflects Mood of Nation
Yahan koi jhanjhat nhi hai, asli jhanjhat hum karne wale hain Delhi ki gaddi par... Narendra Modi ji, Pradhanmantri naam ke hain, wo sangh ke prachaarak hain... BJP koi party nahi, woh ek mukhauta hai. There will be long term implications of the Bihar result on the country. Efforts were made to communalize the society, but the people of Bihar defeated that attempt. BJP had its eyes on Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. It wanted to move eastwards, Bihar has stopped them in their tracks.
People of Bihar have shown, there was no neck and neck fight. We got support from all sections of the society... I’m thankful to the people of Bihar... There was an aggressive campaign during the election. But the people of Bihar have used their intelligence and given the mandate. We humbly accept the victory, this shows the aspiration of the people for the development of Bihar. We understand that, and we will work according to the aspiration of the people. We won’t have any animosity against anybody. We will work together, without any ill-will.
<b>Nitish Kumar, Chief, Janata Dal (United)</b>
Leads at 4:06 pm
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Lalu Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar exchange hugs at the RJD headquarters in Patna. The RJD chief, while addressing a chaotic press conference, says that Nitish Kumar will continue as Chief Minister. Here’s what he said,
We convey our thanks to the people of Bihar. We will take Bihar forward on the development path under Nitish Kumar’s leadership. We will bring the downtrodden and the backward back to the mainstream... Nitish Kumar will run the government... My prediction was right... The women of Bihar have shown unprecedented support. We will fulfil their expectations.
<b>Lalu Prasad Yadav, Leader, RJD</b>
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The Fallen are Mighty Again
JD(U) Chief Nitish Kumar recieved a hero’s welcome when he stepped outside his residence on Aney Road, Patna to greet the party faithful.
Bihar ki Janata ne Humaara Honsla Badhaya: Tejashwi Yadav
The Left Sends its Regards
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Of Moneybags and Principles
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From The Home Minister’s Office
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BJP Accepts People’s Mandate: Ravi Shankar Prasad
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Congress Leading in 23 Seats, Rahul Gandhi Hits out at PM
The Left, AAP, Owaisi and TMC on the Bihar Results
Bihar Mein Bahaar Hai: Posters go up in Patna
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Amit Shah Accepts the People’s Mandate
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Shiv Sena Blames PM for Bihar Loss
Badhai Ho Nitish Babu!
Prime Minister Modi calls up JD(U) Chief Nitish Kumar and congratulates him on his victory in the 2015 Vidhan Sabha Elections.
Chief Minister of Karnataka congratulated Nitish Kumar while congratulating Congress as well.
People have accepted the secular parties, the leadership of NItish Kumar, Lalu Prasad Yadav and also the Congress party.
<b>S Siddaramaiah, Karnataka CM</b>
Bihari vs Bahari
Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha tweeted congratulations to Nitish Kumar while ruffled feathers from the recent past.
The blame game in NDA has started. While “introspection” remains Shotgun’s message, RK Singh blamed BJP for issuing “tickets to dacoits.”
Some Others Concede Defeat
P Chidambaram Says His Piece
Former Union Ministerand senior Congress leader P.Chidambaram hit out at Prime Minister Modi in a series of tweets.
The Big Story: RJD Ahead of JDU
Every Election is a Learning Curve: Naqvi
Trends as of 11:36 am
After 10 rounds of counting: RJD - 74; JDU - 69; BJP - 63, Congress - 15; RLSP - 4; HAM - 3; CPI - 2; Others - 6.
Congratulations Pour in for Nitish Babu
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee congratulates Nitish Kumar.
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Dhanyawaad Bihar: Nitish Babu
The official campaign Twitter handle of the JD(U) puts out a tweet thanking the people of Bihar.
Party Leaders on the Bihar Election Results
Arvind Kejriwal congratulates Nitish Kumar.
The Quint is Live on Periscope With Analyses of the Bihar Result
Straight From Prashant Kishore’s Office
BJP Concedes Defeat
Bihar has been a great learning experience.
<b>Ram Madhav, National General Secretary, BJP to Times Now</b>
Meanwhile outside the offices of the JDU and RJD, Gathbandhi celebrations are on.
RJD Doing as well as JDU
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Will Cross 150 Seats: Misa Bharti
Celebrations Outside Congress Office
Partywise Breakdown of Leads as of 10:31 am
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Mahagathbandhan Crosses Halfway Mark
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BJP National General Secretary, Ram Madhav, put out the following tweet calling the election a photo finish.
National impact of Bihar to the nation is that there is a credible and viable counter-narrative of governance for India. We will inch towards a much bigger majority... We always believed that the Jungle Raaj barb would not have a resonance in Bihar because there is no Jungle Raaj in Bihar!
<b>Pavan Varma, Leader, JD(U) to Times Now</b>
My heartiest congratulations to JD(U)‘s Pavan Varma.
<b>Chandan Mitra, Editor, Pioneer</b>
Election Commission Trends as of 10:04 am
Official EC data suggests that the Mahagathbandhan leads in 51 out of 78 seats as of 10.04 am.
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Counting of votes in the high-stakes close-to-call Bihar Assembly elections, billed as a hot battle between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, has begun.
The verdict for a majority of seats in the 243 seat Bihar Assembly is expected by the early afternoon.
Gathbandhi Celebrations At RJD Offices
Mahagathbandhan Getting Close to Halfway Mark
Latest updates from the Election Commission say that the Mahagathbandhan is inching closer to the halfway mark and leading in 119 seats, the NDA leads in 76 and Others have the lead in 9 seats.
Contradictory Trends Emerge
We’re rechecking all data. This discrepancy on different channels is a first, but we have vigorous balances and checks.
<b>Dr. Prannoy Roy on NDTV</b>
BJP President Amit Shah calls a Parliamentary board meeting on Monday morning says Times of India.
Grand Alliance Takes the Lead
NaMo Meets LK Advani on his Birthday
Election Commission Trends as of 9:34 am
JD(U) leading in 130 seats and BJP in 92 says Times of India at 9:30am
Tejaswi Yadav Trails in Family Bastion
Shahnawaz Hussain On Bihar Election Results
EC Says Mahagathbandhan Leads, Tables Turning?
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Barkha Dutt Calls the Bihar Elections
Veteran journalist Barkha Dutt tweeted that NDTV called the 2015 Bihar Elections in favour of the NDA.
Phase-wise Leads
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Manjhi was a moral blunder for Nitish. You don’t get angry with your voters that if they don’t vote for you in national elections, you resign. It was almost feudal
<b>Shekhar Gupta on NDTV</b>
I think he was influenced by Kejriwal’s record, that you can bounce back.
<b>Siddharth Varadarajan on NDTV</b>
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According to CNN-IBN, trends have reversed, the Mahagathbandhan takes a lead in the Bihar Vidhan Sabha results.
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Trends indicate we are winning, number of factors behind our good showing.
<b> Ram Madhav, National General Secretary, BJP</b>
Mahagathbandhan’s Rejoinder
Too Early?
NDA set to get 145-149 of 243 seats if current trend continues.
<b>Dr. Prannoy Roy on NDTV</b>
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Tejaswi Yadav Leads in Raghopur
Bihar election, early trends:
BJP’s allies doing better than the JDU’s allies.
JDU, led by Nitish Kumar, performing better than its ally RJD, led by Lalu Prasad Yadav
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Manjhi Leads in Makhdumpur
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From the Election Commission
RJD workers taking sweets to RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s residence. (Screengrab Courtsey: ANI)
First leads coming in on India Today: BJP: +05; JD(U): +03
Only postal counting has begun. And only after 8:30 will we know what the leads are saying.
<b>Arnab Goswami on Times Now</b>
So the counting’s on and the leads will start pouring in. By 9 am, expect a clear indication as to who is winning.
But as journalist Rajdeep Sardesai is cautioning on India Today, “don’t think early leads will necessarily indicate something. Unless there’s a wave.”
Don’t think early leads will necessarily indicate something, unless there’s a wave.
Rajdeep Sardesai on India Today
Pure and Pious
BJP workers perform a yagya in Kanpur ahead of the start of counting of votes for the 2015 Bihar Elections.
Good Morning Bihar
Here’s what major leaders in the state are saying ahead of the start of counting in Bihar.
The counting for the 243 seats of the assembly has begun and the verdict for a majority of seats is expected by the early afternoon.
Final Numbers From the 2010 Bihar Polls
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Most of the exit polls have predicted a close contest between the BJP-led NDA and the grand alliance of JD(U)-RJD-Congress with a slight edge to the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led grouping.
The Quint brings you live updates on the result day of the crucial assembly election.
Exit Polls
The exit polls have predicted a close race.
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Who Said What
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar has confidently stated a win for the BJP whereas RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav has said “Good morning, we are winning,” early this morning.
We are absolutely sure of our win in Bihar. Women have voted in large numbers. Poor want development and they have confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership.
<b>Union Minister of Environment, Prakash Javadekar</b>
When the results will start flowing in, we are sure of a full majority. Lalu ji has played a key role in Bihar politics, good or bad that is debatable. I also wish Lalu ji a very good morning.
<b>Chirag Paswan, LJP</b>
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