Overview
- The Election Commission starts counting at 8 am with postal ballots before EVM rounds, using 46 centres across 38 districts.
- Voting was held in two phases on November 6 and 11, with turnout at 65.08% in phase one and 69.20% in phase two, the highest since 1951 according to the ECI.
- The race is framed as NDA versus the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan, with Tejashwi Yadav as the opposition’s chief ministerial face and the NDA signaling continuity under Nitish Kumar.
- Most exit polls project the NDA comfortably past the 122-seat mark, while Axis My India indicates a closer outcome; final trends are expected by evening.
- Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party is forecast to win few or no seats, and constituency pages remain in ‘Awaited’ status until official updates arrive.