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Bihar Assembly Election Results: As it happened
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Mahagathbandhan scored a stunning win in the Assembly Elections, dealing a major blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
By winning 178 seats out of total 243, JDU)-RJD-led Grand Alliance is all set to form government in Bihar. On the other hand, the BJP-led NDA will sit in Opposition with 58 seats followed by others with 7 seats.
Election Commission has announced the final tally of Bihar Assembly elections results. Here's the status of 243 constituencies:
RJD: 80
JD(U): 71
BJP: 53
Congress: 27
Independent: 4
CPI (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation): 3
LJP: 2
RLSP: 2
HAM(S): 1
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Supporters brandish guns at RJD's candidate Arun Kumar's victory rally in Saharsa (Bihar).
Supporters brandish guns at RJD's candidate Arun Kumar's victory rally in Saharsa (Bihar) pic.twitter.com/ZQEMVDzKVH
— ANI (@ANI_news) November 8, 2015
Raghopur: Lalu Prasad Yadav's second son Tejashwi Pratap Singh has defeated Satish Kumar of BJP with 22733 margin.
Pirpainti (SC): Ram Vilash Paswan of RJD has defeated Lalan KUmar of BJP. with 5144 margin.
Mahua: RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's son Tej Pratap Yadav has defeated Ravindra Ray of HAM(S) with 28155 margin.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan congratulated Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Congratulate CM @NitishKumar ji and other leaders of Grand Alliance. Let us hope aspirations of the people of Bihar will be fulfilled.
— ShivrajSingh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) November 8, 2015
Change has started,those who want to rule must know, ppl of India will reject anyone who try to communalise national politics: Sharad Pawar
Accountability must be fixed by the party and it will be fixed. I would request my party to introspect its shortcoming and take action: Shatrughan Sinha, BJP
Baikunthpur: Mithilesh Tiwari of BJP has won over Manjeet Kumar Singh of JD(U) by 14115 margin.
Bahadurganj: MD Tauseef Alam of Congress has defeated Awadh Bihari Singh of BJP by 13942 margin.
We will extend our full support to the Govt for development in state, will play role of constructive opposition: Sushil Modi
NDA won less seats than expected, we will introspect over shortcomings in coming days: Sushil Modi
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Good that it's not a fractured mandate. We respect that people have given clear majority to Mahagathbandhan: Sushil Modi
PM Modi did not fulfill the promises he made to people. People were affected by the inflation: Rabri Devi
Bakhtiarpur: Ranvijay Singh of the BJP wins against Aniruddh Kumar of the Rashtriya Janata Dal.
Congratulations to Shri Nitish Kumar for the victory in the Bihar Assembly Elections.
— Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) November 8, 2015
Bachhwara Assembly seat: Ramdeo Rai of Congress wins, defeating Lok Janshakti Party's Arvind Kumar Singh.
In Darauli, Satyadeo Ram of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) defeats BJP's Ramayan Manjhi.
Rashtriya Lok Samata Party Lalan Paswan defeats Mangal Ram of the Indian National Congress in Chenari constituency.
RJD's Mohammad Iliyas Hussain defeats Rashtriya Lok Samta Party's Jitendra Kumar @ Rinku Soni to win Dehri seat.
Karakat seat: Rashtriya Janata Dal's Sanjay Kumar Singh defeats Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajeshwar Raj.
Congress' Md Afaque Alam, who won the Kasba seat in 2010 Assembly Elections, continues to retain the constituency by defeating Pradip Kumar Das of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Matihani constituency: Narendra Singh alias Bogo Singh of JD(U) defeats BJP's Sarvesh Kumar Singh.
Rameshwar Prasad Chaurasia, the BJP candidate from Nokha Assembly constituency in Rohtas district, loses to Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate Anita Devi.
RJD's Harishankar Yadav, popularly known as Mukhiyaji, defeats Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Manoj Kumar Singh from Raghunathpur.
Sahebpur Kamal seat: Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate Shreenarayan Yadav defeats M.D. Aslam of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP).
Vijay Kumar Mandal of the BJP wins Sikti Assembly seat defeating Shatrughan Prasad Suman of the Janata Dal (United).
Addressing a press conference along with Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad says they are now going to create trouble in Delhi.
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Sherghati Legislative Assembly seat: Vinod Prasad Yadav of JD(U) defeats Mukesh Kumar Yadav of Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular).
Sharfuddin of JD(U) wins the Sheohar Assembly seat defeating his Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM)'s Labhali Anand.
JD(U) candidate from Sheikhpura Randhir Kumar Soni defeats Naresh Saw of the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular).
In Tarapur, Mewalal Chaudhary of the JD(U) defeats Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM)'s state president Shakuni Choudhary.
This is a victory of the people of Bihar and Bihari pride. I thank people of Bihar for unequivocal and solid support to the Grand Alliance. We accept this victory with humility, says Nitish Kumar.
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I want to congratulate people of Bihar. It is a great victory for Hindu mind which is liberal, says former minister of communication and information technology in Congress-led UPA Government Kapil Sibal.
Also Read: 'Bihar results a victory of liberal Hindus'
Shiv Sena supremo Uddhav Thackery calls JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar and congratulates him for his resounding success in the Bihar Assembly Elections.
RJD chief Lalu Prasad reaches Nitish Kumar's residence. It is Nitish's turn to address media.
Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge says the Bihar election result is a "big political blow" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and showed that people don't tolerate "dictatorial" kind of leadership.
The Centre is committed to provide the Rs 1.25 lakh-crore economic package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Bihar, Home Minister Rajnath Singh says.
Ravi Jyoti Kumar (42), a police inspector known variously as “Singham” and “Robinhood” in the Nalanda district, defeats septuagenarian BJP candidate Satyadeo Narain Arya by 5,390 votes.
Jamalpur constituency: JD(U) candidate Shailesh Kumar defeats Himanshu Kunwar, the younger brother of Munger LJP MP Veena Devi's husband Surajbhan Singh.
Congress' Brajesh Pandey loses to Lok Janshakti Party's Raju Tiwari in Govindganj constituency.
Gaya MLA Prem Kumar, who has never lost an election since 1990 and is one of the longest serving BJP MLAs, continues his winning streak by defeating Priya Ranjan alias Dimple of Congress.
Dhauraiya constituency: Manish Kumar of JD(U) defeats Bhudeo Choudhary of Rashtriya Lok Samta Party.
RJD's Kumar Sarvjeet wins by 30,473 votes against incumbent BJP MLA Shyamdeo Paswan in Bodh Gaya.
Md Tousif Alam of Congress wins the Bahadurganj Assembly seat defeating BJP's Awadh Bihari Singh.
Keeping Modi government in Delhi will break the country into pieces, says Lalu Yadav, further vowing to overthrow fascist regime of PM Narendra Modi.
Also Read: We will overthrow the fascist regime of Narendra Modi: Lalu Prasad Yadav
As the Grand Alliance of the Janata Dal-United, Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Congress romped home in the Bihar Assembly Elections, an upbeat RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav says "development" would be a priority of the new government in the state.
Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav says the BJP has been wiped out from Bihar, all thanks to people of the state. Referring to Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar, Yadav says that "we brothers" express gratitude towards the people of Bihar. Nitish Kumar will continue to be Bihar's Chief Minister, announces Yadav.
Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav greet each other with a hug in front of cameras. The duo are set to address a press conference shortly.
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