New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today secured emphatic win for third consecutive term as CM in assembly elections.
While incumbent Nitish will serve as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the third time, RJD has emerged as the single largest party in 243-member Bihar assembly.
In the leadership of Lalu Prasad Yadav, RJD secured win in 80 constituencies while Nitish's JDU won 71 seats.
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Here is the final tally of Bihar polls:
Grand alliance- 178
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)- 80
Janata Dal (United) (JDU)- 71
Indian National Congress (INC)- 27
NDA- 58
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)- 53
Lok Jan Shakti Party (LJP)- 2
Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP)- 2
Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) (HAM-S)- 1
CPI (ML)-Liberation- 3
Independent- 4
Total- 243
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Voting percentage of major parties in Bihar polls:
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)- 24.5%, 92,77,605
Indian National Congress (INC)- 6.7%, 25,38,877
Janata Dal (United) (JDU)- 16.8%, 63,651,57
Lok Jan Shakti Party (LJP)- 4.8%, 18,211,58
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)- 18.4%, 69,66,818
Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP)- 2.6%, 9,69,787
CPI (ML)-Liberation - 1.5%, 5,82,264
Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) (HAM-S)- 2.3%, 8,55,172
Independent- 9.4%, 3565563
None of the above (NOTA)- 2.5%, 9,45,150
Here is the complete list of winning candidates of Bihar elections:
