Bihar Lok Sabha Elections Results 2024 Highlights: NDA wins 30 out of 40 seats, BJP-JDU win 12 seats each

RJD candidate from Patliputra and Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter Misa Bharti defeated BJP's Ram Kripal Yadav by 85,174 votes. She polled 6,13,283 votes while Yadav polled 5,28,109 votes.

Rashtriya Jantata dal faced a humiliating defeat in Lok Sabha elections with managing to win only 3 seats so far. RJD is currently leading on 1 seat. 

LJP (Ram Vilas) chief and leading candidate from Hajipur Chirag Paswan's mother, Reena Paswan expressed happines at her son's performance in the seat. "I am very happy. My son's hard work paid off. I am thankful to PM Modi. My support is always with him. My son and son-in-law both have won," she added. 

NDA candidate and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi registered victory at Gaya seat by a margin of 1,01,812 votes. He defeated his rival candidate Kumar Sarvjeet of RJD. As per the Election Commission, Manjhi garnered 4,94,960 votes, while Sarvjeet got 393148 votes. 

The BJP-led NDA was leading in a majority of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, according to trends available by the Election Commission around noon. The JD(U) headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who returned to the NDA barely five months ago, was ahead of rivals in 14 out of 16 seats it had contested. The BJP, which had contested 17 seats, was leading in 11, while junior ally Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) was ahead in all the five in its kitty, including Hajipur, where its president Chirag Paswan had established a lead of about 24,000 votes.

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidate Joba Majhi leads in Singhbhum. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Geeta Koda is trailing behind.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Vishnu Dayal Ram leads in Palamu. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Bidyut Baran Mahato leads in Jamshedpur. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Manish Jaiswal leads in Hazaribagh

Congress candidate Kali Charan Munda leads in Khunti, while Union minister and BJP leader Arjun Munda is trailing behind. 

As per the early trends, Jitan Ram Manjhi, the ex-chief minister of Bihar and founder of Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular), holds a lead of over 1,900 votes over his closest competitor Kumar Sarvjeet of the RJD in the Gaya Lok Sabha constituency.

The Bharatiya Janata Party is leading on 10 out of 12 seats in Jharklhand. Meanwhile, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha is ahead on two seats, as per the early trends. 

The NDA is leading on 36 seats in early trends in Bihar. The counting is underway for all 40 seats in the state. 

The counting of votes for all 40 constituencies has begun in the state. The counting of postal ballots has been taken up first following by the EVMs.

The counting of votes for all 40 constituencies will begin shortly in the state. The counting of postal ballots will be taken up first following by the EVMs.

For the NDA alliance, the BJP is contesting the polls for 17 seats, Nitish Kumar-led JDU is contesting on 16 seats, and Chirag Paswan's LJP is contesting the elections from 5 seats. The counting of votes will start at 8 am today. 

Here are some of the key constituencies and states in Bihar:                                       

• Pappu Yadav (IND) -- Purnia constituency                                   
• Jitan Ram Manjhi (HAM-S) --  Gaya Constituency
• Giriraj Singh (BJP) -- Begusarai  Constituency
• Rajiv Pratap Rudy (BJP) -- Saran Constituency
• Rohini Acharya (RJD) -- Saran Constituency
• Chirag Paswan (LJP-RV) -- Hajipur Constituency
• Lovely Anand (JDU) -- Sheohar Constituency
•  Hena Shahab (IND) -- Siwan Constituency
• Ravi Shankar Prasad (BJP) -- Patna Sahib Constituency
•  Ram Kripal Yadav (BJP) -- Patliputra Constituency
• Misa Bharti -- Patliputra Constituency

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Samrat Choudhary dismissed the INDIA bloc's claim of getting "295-plus seats," stating that if the Opposition is so confident of victory, they should directly go the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Speaking to the media, Choudhary said, "The people of the country have voted having kept in mind Prime Minister Narendra Modiji's work. We are confident that we will win over 400 seats nationwide and in Bihar, we are sure of securing all 40 seats. However, if the INDIA bloc has gotten 295 seats, they should got to Rashtrapati Bhavan. Who's even stopping them"?

With the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 just about to start, JDU leader Arvind Singh alias Chhotu Singh made Laddu with party workers, saying that party workers are preparing for the enthusiasm of Lok Sabha election results. Speaking to the media, Arvind Singh said, "We are preparing for the enthusiasm of tomorrow. We have given an order of 401 kg of laddus. 20 workers are preparing our order." 

The RJD has claimed that the I.N.D.I.A bloc would notch up a tally of "25-plus" in the state with 40 Lok Sabha seats, dubbing exit polls as a "psychological trick".  "The exit polls have played a psychological trick. Huge money is involved in the exercise. We are told that besides the stock markets, the Prime Minister’s Office also has a stake," RJD national spokesperson Manoj Kumar Jha claimed. "The exit poll agencies may claim to have carried out their own surveys. But we gained a first-hand sense of the popular sentiments during the elections. Our leader Tejashwi Yadav, and the coalition represented by him, promised jobs, fresh recruitment in railways and restoration of earlier system of employment in armed forces," he added.

According to India TV-CNX Exit Poll prediction, the Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to get 17 seats, while its ally JD(U) is likely to get 11-13 seats. BJP's other allies, LJP(RV) AND HAM may get 3-4 seats and one seat respectively. Meanwhile, the Rashtriya Janata Dal is also likely to get 3-5 seats and its ally Congress may have to settle with one seat. 

Here's the Exit Poll prediction for all 40 seats in Bihar:

NDA:

• BJP: 17-17
• JDU: 11-13
• LJP(RV): 3-4
• HAM: 1-1

INDIA bloc:

• RJD: 3-5
• Congress: 2-2
• Others: 1-1

The 2019 Lok Sabha elections were held in Bihar in seven phases between April 11 and 23. In the elections, BJP won 17 seats, JD(U) won 16 seats, LJP won six seats and the Congress party had to settle with only one seat. In 2014, the BJP, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and RLSP had contested 30, seven and three seats of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar. The BJP-led NDA won 31 seats (BJP won 22 seats, the LJP six and RLSP three seats).

With a voter base deeply divided along caste and community lines, the elections was said to be litmus test for the ruling NDA as well as the Opposition bloc I.N.D.I.A. Key issues such as unemployment, rural development, and infrastructure were at the forefront, with leaders from all parties promising transformative change. As Bihar witnessed one of the most significant elections in its recent history, the outcomes here are poised to have a far-reaching impact on the national political landscape. 

The Patna district administration has decided to close the traffic operation on Boring Road from 5 a.m. on June 4. The commuters will not be allowed to enter that stretch from Boring Road Chowk on one end and the water tank area on the other side except for emergency services like ambulances. Commercial vehicles will be also prevented from going on the Boring Canal Road from Rajapur Bridge to Hartali Chowk.

The voting in the state was held in all seven phases from 19 April to 1 June to elect members of the 18th Lok Sabha. While the four constituencies went for polls in the first phase on April 19, five in the second phase on April 26, five in the third phase on May 7, five in the fourth phase on May 13, five in the fifth phase on May 20, eight in the sixth phase on May 25 and another eight in the last and seventh phase on June 1. 

The counting of votes for all 40 Lok Sabha constituencies will commence at 8 am today. As many as 36 counting centres have been established in the state. The count of postal ballots will start first across all counting centres, as per the Election Commission.