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Although the NDA is doing well in Bihar, the major takeaway from the counting trends till around 12.30 pm is that the Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) is holding fort and showing signs of putting up a better show than its ally the BJP. Of the 16 seats it had contested, the JD(U) could win up to 14 seats, while the BJP — which contested on 17 seats — could lose 3-5 seats.
Belying all exit poll predictions, the BJP appeared to be struggling to reach even the 240 mark on its own in leads available till noon Tuesday for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, suffering unexpected reverses in Uttar Pradesh and losses in Rajasthan, Bihar and Karnataka — states where the party dominated in 2019. The party is suffering reverses in West Bengal, as well.
A day ahead of the Lok Sabha polls results on Monday, the NDA’s Bihar ally, JD(U), demanded early Assembly polls in the state in consonance with the Centre’s “one nation, one election” pitch.
A day ahead of the Lok Sabha polls results on Monday, the NDA’s Bihar ally, JD(U), demanded early Assembly polls in the state in consonance with the Centre’s “one nation, one election” pitch.
The Lok Sabha elections are winding down, with the remaining 57 seats set to vote in the seventh and final phase on June 1. Keeping the eye on the ball over the last two months in the peak of summer, the Urdu dailies have started turning their focus to June 4, when the votes will be counted and results declared. What lies in store on the other side of the D-Day for the country and its diverse people — this is the key theme being flagged by the dailies for coverage and analysis.
At about 2 pm on a sunny afternoon, the crowd at the Brahmpur high school ground erupts as RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav alights from a helicopter for his first visit to the Buxar Lok Sabha constituency to campaign for party candidate and former Bihar minister Sudhakar Singh.
It is believed to be the first republic in the world that holds a lot of importance for both Buddhists and Jains. Now Vaishali is in the middle of a hard-fought electoral battle between a strongman politician fielded by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the sitting MP from the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) whose husband is an influential local leader said to be close to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
As 24 of Bihar’s 40 Lok Sabha constituencies complete polling on Monday, five factors are playing out in the key battleground state, that is the key to the fortunes of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Opposition INDIA bloc.