According to the Election Commission, Tejashwi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party's Satish Kumar by a margin of 38,174 votes.
Although it is unlikely that RJD will be able to get the numbers to form the government, the performance of Tejashwi Yadav has been notable
The party leaders and ministers also credited the victory in Bihar to the Modi government's success in navigating the country during the Covid-19 crisis
He said the youth of Bihar have affirmed that the new decade will belong to the state and "aatmanirbhar Bihar" will be its roadmap
The human development index has been steadily improving, but also shows that the gap between Bihar and the national HDI rose under the Lalu regime
As the alliance heads for victory, the cry within the BJP to dump Nitin is expected to get louder.
Four official pages alone had over 2,200 ads
With over 23 per cent vote share and nearly the single largest party in the Assembly, Yadav accomplished crystallisation of social justice 2.0
BJP readies for easy win in Madhya Pradesh
Central teams were sent not only to Bihar but also to other states, where bypolls were being conducted
The Mahagathbandhan is ahead on 102 seats -- the RJD 66, Congress 18, and Left parties 18
The Election Commission has rejected these claims and said that the EVMs are tamper proof and cannot be compromised
EC officials said over 1 crore votes were counted till around 1.30 pm
The trend comes after the counting of votes in the first four hours till 12 noon
The National Democratic Alliance has crossed halfway mark as per the Election Commission of India's latest trends for 238 of 243 seats at around 11
Of the 118 seats where NDA candidates have established initial lead, the BJP was leading the table in 62, JD(U) 49, VIP (6), and HAM (1)
The NDA is leading in 15 seats, while the Grand Alliance is ahead in nine constituencies, as per the early trends of counting in Bihar assembly polls
The exercise will decide the electoral fate of over 3,700 candidates who are in the race to win the 243 seats of the state assembly
Losing the state amid soaring unemployment and an economy experiencing the sharpest dive in decades will be a setback for Modi, who invested a lot of political capital in the campaign.
The stakes are high for both the BJP and the Congress in the byelections, considered a litmus test for the parties.