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New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) As the counting of votes continues for the Bihar Assembly elections, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala attributed the initial results to the strong pro-incumbency wave in favor of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Speaking to IANS on the early trends, Poonawalla said, “If the government is coming back in Bihar, it shows a decisive pro-incumbency factor for the NDA under Prime Minister Modi, which we have been seeing consistently since 2014. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has now formed his government at the Center thrice.”
“Since entering the political scene, he has enabled the NDA to form governments in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana, Assam, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand,” he said.
Poonawalla stressed that this trend is not a one-off, but part of a long-term pattern, where the BJP-led alliance continues to expand and strengthen its presence in the states. He said the early numbers from Bihar once again point to voters supporting continuity, stability and what the party calls a strong growth model.
Additionally, early trends also show that BJP is emerging as the largest party in the Bihar Assembly elections, currently leading in 85 out of 243 seats.
As of 1.30 pm, the BJP was ahead on 90 seats, confirming its position as the largest party, while the Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) was ahead on 81 seats.
Both the major allies of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) are aiming to secure a comfortable majority and form the government once again under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Till 11 am, JDU was leading on 83 seats, while BJP was leading on 78 seats. The situation changed significantly in the next half an hour and BJP claimed to become the largest party by defeating its ally.
Overall, the NDA is currently leading on 200 seats, while the opposition Grand Alliance is trailing on 37 seats, according to the latest trends from the Election Commission.
–IANS
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