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Bihar MLC Poll Counting Highlights: NDA wins 12 seats in total
Bihar MLC Election Counting Live Updates: The tenure of these 24 seats in the 75-member House ended in July last year, but the polling was deferred due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The legislative council of Bihar consists of a total of 75 seats. The current strength of members in the legislative council is 51 against the total strength of 75, as all 24 seats of the local authority category are vacant since July 2021. According to news agency PTI, the NDA won 12 seats in total with the BJP winning seven and the JD(U) winning five....Read More
The opposition RJD, which contested on 23 seats, won six.
NDA wins 12 seats in total
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has won 12 seats in total with the BJP winning seven and the JD(U) winning five.
NDA maintains lead winning at least 13 seats
The ruling NDA comprising BJP and JD(U) has maintained its lead in the biennial polls by winning at least 13 seats so far while opposition RJD has won 5 seats and Congress two seats out of 24 seats, as per reports coming from districts till Thursday evening. Counting was still going for the Saharsa seat till late evening.
NDA victorious in Sasaram, Muzaffarpur as well
BJP's Santosh Kumar Singh and JDU's Dinesh Singh victorious from Sasaram and Muzaffarpur, respectively.
NDA surges ahead of opposition RJD
Ruling NDA (BJP+JDU) takes lead against opposition RJD. Victorious NDA candidates: Radhacharan Sah (Bhojpur-Buxar), Reena Yadav (Nalanda), Dileep Jaiswal (Purnia), Bhushan Rai (Hajipur), Tarun Kumar (Samastipur).
Voting for all 24 seats held on Monday
The polling for the two dozen seats was held on Monday. The tenure of these 24 seats in the 75-member assembly ended in July last year but the polling was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
JDU candidate leading from Bhojpur-Buxar
JDU candidate Radhacharan Sah is leading from Bhojpur-Buxar.
First round of counting in Siwan
RJD candidate Vinod Jaiswal from Siwan bagged 1,683 votes, independent candidate Rais Khan received 1,250, and BJP's Manoj Singh has received 1,093 votes in the first round of counting
Counting underway on 24 seats for Bihar MLC polls
Counting underway on 24 seats for Bihar MLC polls
