Bihar Results 2020: Tejashwi Yadav leads in Raghopur, early trends show

In Raghopur, the Mahagathbandhan or Grand Alliance’s chief ministerial face Tejashwi Prasad Yadav faces the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Satish Kumar.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, who has lead the opposition coalition against chief minister Nitish Kumar, was leading in Raghopur seat as counting of votes started for the 243-member Bihar assembly.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav addresses the media during the Bihar assembly elections in Patna in this file photo. (PTI Photo)

In Raghopur, the Mahagathbandhan or Grand Alliance’s chief ministerial face Tejashwi Prasad Yadav faces the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) Satish Kumar, who had defeated Rabri Devi in 2010 state elections and the Lok Janshakti Party’s (LJP’s) Rakesh Roshan. In 2015, then 25-year-old Tejashwi had defeated the BJP’s Kumar.

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Tejashwi Prasad Yadav was ahead in very early trends as postal ballots were being counted, according to counting data provided by C Voter. The early trends are in line with projections by most exit polls that predicted the 31-year-old could give a tough fight to Nitish Kumar-fronted National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

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The Bihar assembly elections were held in three phases on October 28, November 3 and November 7.