NDA leads in 38 out of 40 seats in Bihar; oppn set for

The BJP-led NDA is all set for a stupendous victory in Bihar, surging ahead of its rivals in 38 out of 40 seats and it may turn out to be the best performance for any political formation in the state, in decades, if the trends are translated into results.

While the BJP is leading in 16 out of the 17 seats it had contested, Chief Minister Nitish Kumars JD(U) which returned to the NDA a couple of years ago and contested as many constituencies is surging ahead in all but one seat.

Ram Vilas Paswans Lok Janshakti Party is leading in all the six seats it had contested.

Among the opposition parties, the RJD which had ruled the state for 15 years since 1990 and is currently the party with the highest number of members in the state assembly
Mahagathbandhan constituents RLSP, HAM and VIP, which had contested a total of 11 seats, may draw a blank. RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha, who had made a successful debut in 2014 as an NDA ally, is trailing in both seats he has contested