Bihar has voted in its toughest political battle and the results are set to be declared on November 8. The parties went all out with months of electioneering to reach out to the remotest of voters across the state. While there were many stakeholders, the battle was centred around two faces – Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
With the results still awaited, here's a poll of polls, with the numbers of the various exit polls conducted by different agencies.
# The average of the exit polls by different agencies: Mahagathbandhan - 119, NDA - 117, Others - 9.
# RJD chief Lalu Yadav attacks Prime Minister Narendra Modi, says he is not a PM, but a Sangh Pracharak.
"They tried to communalise but failed," says the RJD chief.
# News24-Today's Chanakya exit poll: NDA - 155 seats, Mahagathbandhan - 83 seats, Others - 5 seats.
# ABP News exit poll: Mahagathbandhan - 130 seats, NDA - 108 seats, others - 5 seats.
# ABP News phase 5 exit poll: Mahagathbandhan - 32, NDA - 24, others - 1.
# According to ABP News exit poll for the first four phases - Mahagathbandhan - 98, NDA - 84, others - 4.
# ABP News exit poll for fourth phase: NDA - 33 seats, Mahagathbandhan - 20 seats, others - 2 seats.
# ABP News exit poll for first three phases: Mahagathbandhan - 78 seats, NDA - 51 seats, others - 2 seats.
# According to News X-CNX exit poll: Mahagathbandhan to get 130-140 seats while NDA will get 90-100. Others likely to get 13-23 seats.
# ABP News exit poll for third phase says Mahagathbandhan to surge ahead on 37 seats while NDA will bag just 13 seats. Others not to get any seat.
# News Nation exit poll: NDA to get 115-119 seats while Mahagathbandhan has an edge with 120-124 seats. Others likely to get 3-5 seats.
# According to India Today, Mahagathbandhan will get 111-123 seats while the BJP may get 113-127 seats. Others may emerge victorious on 4-8 seats.
# ABP News phase 2 exit poll: Both NDA and Mahagathbandhan to get 16 seats each. Others not to get any seat.
# According to ABP News exit poll for phase 1: Mahagathbandhan - 25, NDA - 22, Others - 2.
# India TV-C Voter exit poll: NDA - 111, Mahagathbandhan - 122, Others 10.
# According to India Today-Cicero exit polls: Mahagathbandhan - 117 seats, NDA - 120, Others - 6.
# The BJP has claimed that it will win two-third majority on November 8.
# BJP in-charge of Bihar Ananth Kumar address press meet in Patna, says the party fought the polls on issues concerning the state.
# RJD chief Lalu Prasad claims Mahagathbandhan will win at least 190 seats.
The elections were conducted in five phases, and almost all of them registered heavy voter turnout.
Apart from deciding on who would form the government in the state, this election is significant for several other reasons. The results of the election, which also has a national impact, will answer several other questions such as - does caste still determine votes? will Nitish-Lalu combine prevail over Modi wave?
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