People are voting in favor of NDA more than expected: Upendra Kushwaha

Patna, November 6 (IANS) As the first phase of Bihar Assembly elections is going on, Rajya Sabha MP from Bihar Upendra Kushwaha said on Thursday that people are voting in favor of NDA in greater numbers than expected.

Speaking to IANS, Upendra Kushwaha said, “People are voting in favor of the NDA more than we expected. Based on the information we are getting from television and various sources, it is clear that the NDA is heading towards a record-breaking victory in Bihar.”

Responding to the Grand Alliance’s claims of winning the Bihar elections, he claimed, “They will clearly say so. The first phase of voting is going on now, and the second phase is yet to come. If they start talking about losing now, their workers will get demoralized. To keep their morale high, they are making such statements. But the result is clear – the NDA is voting overwhelmingly in Bihar.”

Meanwhile, the first phase of Bihar Assembly elections began with over 3.75 crore voters deciding the fate of candidates in 121 constituencies out of the total 243 seats. This initial phase is important, especially for the opposition Grand Alliance (Grand Alliance), which had won 63 of these seats in the 2020 elections. The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) – which includes the BJP and the Janata Dal (United) – had secured 55 seats in the same constituencies.

This round of voting is also important for the smaller parties included in both the major alliances. The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) or CPI (ML), which had the highest strike rate in 2020, will contest 10 of its 20 seats in this phase. Of these, the party currently has six seats. Retaining these constituencies is important for the CPI(ML) if it wants to maintain its past electoral performance.

Within the NDA, Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) or LJP (RV) is contesting 29 seats across Bihar, 10 of which fall in this first phase. Interestingly, the NDA currently holds only one of these ten seats. LJP(RV)’s share in the seat distribution had earlier created tension among the alliance partners, especially the JD(U), which felt that the allocation was not in line with LJP(RV)’s current assembly strength.

–IANS

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