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NDA Surges in Early Bihar Count as JD(U) and BJP Vie for Top Spot

Analysts tie the provisional edge to record turnout following festival‑season migrant return plus a voter‑roll revision.

Ever since Prashant Kishor launched his party last year, it was expected that he would contest the Bihar polls, likely from Raghopur, INDIA bloc's chief ministerial face Tejashwi Yadav's home turf.
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan during an election rally in Bihar.
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Overview

  • Early Election Commission trends show the NDA ahead in roughly 185–190 of 243 seats, comfortably past the majority mark of 122.
  • JD(U) posted a strong surge, at one point leading in about 84 of the 101 seats it contested, with the BJP close behind as the two alternated for single‑largest party status.
  • The Mahagathbandhan trailed sharply, with RJD’s leads dropping far below its 2020 tally and Congress reduced to single‑digit leads in most updates.
  • Key constituency notes include fluctuating margins for Tejashwi Yadav in Raghopur, Tej Pratap Yadav trailing in Mahua, and BJP’s Maithili Thakur leading in Alinagar.
  • Bihar recorded 66.9%+ turnout, the highest since 1951, while Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj registered little impact in early counts despite high‑profile campaigning.