Bihar exit polls show NDA sweep: JD(U) says 'stamp' on Nitish govt; 'not accurate', says Cong

NEW DELHI: Leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) celebrated with evident jubilation connected Tuesday, portion those from the Mahagathbandhan (MGB) struck a dismissive tone, aft exit polls pursuing the 2nd and last signifier of polling successful Bihar predicted a sweeping triumph for the ruling coalition.

"Exit polls are not accurate. They are lone a speculation. It indicates what mightiness happen. It would not beryllium close to deliberation that they are accurate," Congress MP Tariq Anwar, whose enactment is simply a constituent of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-led MGB, told quality bureau ANI.

Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate expressed assurance that the MGB would look victorious. "My idiosyncratic presumption is that we don’t remark connected exit polls — we volition talk erstwhile the existent results are out.

However, Bihar volition thatch a acquisition due to the fact that its close to ballot has been manipulated. I americium assured that the Mahagathbandhan volition signifier the government," Shrinate said.

Meanwhile, Umesh Singh Kushwaha of main curate Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) — a cardinal constituent of the NDA — thanked voters for reaffirming their religion successful the alliance. "I convey the radical of Bihar for putting a stamp connected main curate Nitish Kumar's bully governance and development.

I congratulate the main curate — determination is simply a question of enactment for the NDA crossed the state," Kushwaha stated.

Union curate Nityanand Rai of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) — a elder NDA state alongside the JD(U) — described the “record” elector turnout arsenic a reflection of the people’s spot successful Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and the alliance.

Of the state's 243 assembly constituencies, polling for 122 seats was conducted successful the 2nd phase, portion voting for the remaining 121 seats took spot successful the archetypal circular connected November 6.Exit polls, it indispensable beryllium noted, are not ever accurate. The counting of votes is scheduled for Friday.