Vote counting for Bihar Assembly Elections is underway andtill now, NDA has taken lead over the Grand Alliance. But, the results mightchange its direction as the counting will unravel. According to the ElectionCommission, Bihar Assembly Elections Result is likely to be out at late nightafter 35 rounds of counting.
The Election Commission during a press conference said,"Earlier, the counting of the votes used to take place in 38 locations.Now, due to the coronavirus pandemic guidelines, it is taking place at 55locations. This time, it will take 35 rounds per assembly constituency to getthe Bihar election results."
"Needless to say that there has been an absolutelyglitch-free counting process so far. Slightly more than 1 crore votes have beencounted in Bihar which means that there is significant ground to be coveredyet," EC further added.
As per the statistics, there has been 63 percent increase inthe number of polling booths this year due to Covid-19 protocols.
A total of 1.06 lakh EVMs to be counted in Bihar, thecounting is happening at 55 locations. Due to the coronavirus, polling officersat each polling booth has been limited to 1,000-1500, the EC added.
As of 1.30 pm, official Election Commission trends for all243 seats show NDA is leading on 127 seats with BJP leading on 74 seats, JDUleading on 48 seats, VIP on 4 seats, and HAM on one seat. On the other hand,Mahagathbandhan is ahead on 106 seats with RJD leading on 66 seats, Congressleading on 21 seats, Left on 19 seats. BSP is leading on two seats, AIMIM onthree, LJP on one, and independents on four seats.