Counting of votes for 243 Assembly constituencies of Bihar is underway on Tuesday amid tight security and Covid-19 arrangements at all counting centres.
Counting began at 8 a.m. at 55 counting centres set up at 38 district headquarters.
According to the Bihar State Election Commission, three counting centres each in East Champaran, Siwan, Begusarai and Gaya, and two each in Nalanda, Banka, Purnia, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gopalganj and Saharsa have been set up. And, there are 414 halls in 55 counting centers.
According to the Election Commission, the first results were expected by mid-afternoon. Voting took place in Bihar in three phases -- October 28, November 3, and November 7. The magic figure in the 243-seated Assembly is 122.
Going by the media reports, the trend is showing Mahagathbandhan has an edge over NDA. While Mahagathbandhan is leading at 123 seats, and the NDA is on 109. In the Raghopur seat, Tejashwi Yadav is leading by votes in the early trends. After the first round of counting, Tejashwi Yadav has received 2,512 votes while BJP’s Satish Kumar has received 1,785 votes.