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Exit polls released Tuesday were unanimous that NDA volition triumph Bihar and bash truthful with a overmuch much comfy bulk than 5 years ago. Some adjacent projected that it could get adjacent to a two-thirds bulk successful the 243-member assembly.
The polls besides concurred that Prashant Kishor's fledgling outfit, Jan Suraaj, volition person astatine champion a constricted impact, astatine slightest successful presumption of winning assembly seats. If the exit polls beryllium correct, main curate Nitish Kumar would person shown that a adjacent 20-year tally successful the occupation with a little 9-month spread has not rubbed the sheen disconnected his popularity, a singular feat by immoderate standards. It would besides mean a important booster for NDA, heading into important assembly polls adjacent year. Dainik Bhaskar projected that NDA would triumph betwixt 145 and 160 seats with the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan trailing mode down astatine 73-102 and "others" winning betwixt 5 and 10 seats. Exit polls person had a patchy grounds successful India
The bulk people successful the Bihar assembly is 122 portion 162 represents the two-third mark. That people has been achieved by the winning conjugation doubly successful the past 2 decades. The NDA successful 2010 won 206 seats portion the Mahagathbandhan successful 2015 - which included RJD, JD(U) and Congress - won 178 seats. In 2020, the NDA won 125 seats portion the MGB won 110. Exit polls person had a patchy grounds successful India with immoderate spectacular successes interspersed with projections that person been mode disconnected the mark. Two large pollsters - Axis My India and Today's Chanakya - are to uncover their projections connected Wednesday. The results volition beryllium known Friday.
