BJP-led NDA wins Bihar polls

Patna, Nov 14: The ruling NDA on Friday secured a three-fourth majority in the Bihar Assembly, winning 183 seats in the 243-member House, as per the latest results available on the Election Commission website.

The BJP emerged as the largest party, winning 89 seats.

Its ally, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led JD(U), won 85 seats, while Union minister Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) bagged 19.

Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular), headed by former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, won five seats, while Upendra Kushwaha-led Rashtriya Lok Morcha won four seats.

Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, and state ministers Prem Kumar, Maheshwar Hazari, and Sanjay Saraogi, and BJP's Maithili Thakur were among the prominent winners from the NDA camp.

RJD leader and INDIA bloc’s CM face Tejashwi Yadav, the late Mohammad Shahabuddin's son Osama Shahab, and CPI(ML) Liberation's Sandeep Saurav were among the prominent winners from the opposition camp.

The INDIA bloc managed to win only 32 seats so far.

The RJD bagged 25 seats, while the Congress won six seats, the CPI(ML) Liberation two seats, and the CPI(M) one. Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM won five seats. The BJP and the JD(U) contested 101 seats each, while their ally LJP (RV) put up candidates in 28 constituencies.

In the INDIA bloc, the RJD fought in 141 seats, while the Congress contested 61 constituencies and the CPI(ML) Liberation 20.