Polling for a total of 144 wards across six civic bodies- Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara, Bhavnagar and Jamnagar, was held on Sunday

It'll be Kumar's fourth term as the Bihar chief minister; he will take oath tomorrow. There is some suspense whether Sushil Kumar Modi will continue as deputy CM or if BJP will choose a new face

PM Modi also said that the NDA will serve Bihar under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar every BJP member will leave no stone unturned to help it realise its resolve of development in the state

Voters of Bihar have made it clear that their aspiration and priority are development alone, Modi said in a series of tweets, adding that the people's blessings for the NDA's good governance show what are the state's dreams and expectations

Bihar election results: Though leaders close to Nitish have reiterated that 'Brand Nitish' has not been affected, they acknowledged that Bihar election results reflect a strong anti-incumbency.

EC Officials say trends and declaration of results might be prolonged in comparison to last time's Assembly elections as polling stations have gone up 63% to ensure social distancing due to the pandemic

According to the early counting trends, both Yadav brothers, Tejaswi and Tej Pratap are leading in their respective constituencies

Counting of votes for Bihar Assembly election is still underway and so far incumbent Nitish-led NDA alliance is leading election after crossing the halfway mark of 122 seats

Results will decide fate of Shivraj Singh Chouhan government and will also hint at effect of Jyotiraditya Scindia factor in political scenario

According to the ECI trends at 12 pm, the BJP is leading in 72 seats, whereas JD (U) in leading in only 46 seats

Bihar vidhan sabha result: The Bihar Vidhan Sabha election result will decide the fate of 3,700 candidates who contested in a three-phased election held between October 27 and November 7

Bihar election results: EVM voting trends are likely to emerge by 10 am from all the counting centres in the 38 districts. This will be the first indicator of which party or coalition is leading or trailing

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Bihar elections 2020: While incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is eyeing his fourth term with ally BJP by his side, Tejashwi Yadav is being seen as a young and promising face

Bihar election: Tejashwi called Lalu Yadav's helper's number a couple of times on Monday at around 12 midnight but he had gone to sleep by that time. And thereafter Lalu Yadav called back and wished Tejashwi on his birthday

Over the duration of 12 days, more than 7.3 crore voters exercised their right amid the coronavirus pandemic to decide the fate of over 1,400 candidates contesting from 243 seats in the Assembly elections

Bihar election result: The India Today-Axis My India exit polls forecast that the Grand Alliance will achieve a landslide victory in the state with 139-161 seats. Whereas, the incumbent Bihar chief minister for three terms, Nitish Kumar's alliance will get between 69-91 seats

Bihar Election 2020 Vote Counting Live Updates: Bihar election officer HR Srinivas says of the total 4.10 crore votes cast, 92 lakh counted so far. The counting of votes to have around 35 rounds; will go on till late evening

Meanwhile wishes poured on Twitter for Tejashwi from leaders belonging to Mahagathbandhan. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted in Hindi, 'Wish you a very happy birthday and a bright future'

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