Exit Polls 2020 LIVE updates: Setback for Nitish, Tejashwi-era in Bihar?

Bihar Election Result 2020 LIVE updates: Stay tuned for Bihar election exit polls and result 2020

RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav speaks to media after filing their nomination papers ahead of the Bihar assembly polls in Samastipur.

Exit polls show Mahagathbandhan to gain ground in Bihar

Bihar election exit poll 2020: As the voting process for India's first state polls amid coronavirus pandemic comes to an end, exit pollspredict slight edge to RJD-led alliance. The third-phase polling took place in 78 assembly segments of Bihar in which 23.5 million voters were eligible to decide the fate of 1,204 candidates. Voting for the first phase was held on October 28 and for the second phase on November 3. Results will be out on November 10.

In 2015, under the combined leadership of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad, the Mahagathbandhan had stopped the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) juggernaut. The experiment, however, could not last long. In 2017, Nitish switched sides to form a government with the BJP. This election brings a set of different strengths and opportunities for each of the parties in the fray. This year's contest in Bihar seems to be a direct one between the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Mahagathbandhan, with the BJP and the RJD being the main contenders. From the 'grand alliance', RJD is contesting in 144 seats, Congress in 70, and CPI(ML) in 19. From the NDA, the JD(U) is contesting in 115 seats and BJP in 110.

Bihar election exit poll in 2015

In 2015, barring Axis APM, all the pollsters had failed to predict the outcome of Bihar Assembly elections. Today's Chanakya has forecast a two-thirds majority for the BJP-led NDA with 144-166 seats. NDTV, too, had predicted a BJP-led government in Bihar, the ABP-Nielsen exit poll had foreseen a Grand Alliance victory but failed to anticipate the extent of the success and the BJP’s reduced tally. The India Today-Cicero exit poll and two others had predicted a photo finish.

Stay tuned for latest updates on Bihar election 2020 exit poll and result

10:26 PM

Bihar polls: At 57.58%, 3rd phase turnout exceeds first 2 rounds' polling

The voter turnout in the third and final phase of Bihar elections was recorded at 57.58 per cent on Saturday, more than the polling percentage witnessed in the previous two rounds, according to Election Commission data.

9:56 PM

With the exit polls for Bihar out, the Congress on Saturday said Bihar has voted for change

9:04 PM

Bihar exit poll 2020: India Today-Axis My India seats sharing prediction

MGB: 139-161 seats

LJP: 3-5 seats

NDA: 69-91 seats

Others: 3-5 seats

8:47 PM

Bihar exit poll 2020: Dainik Bhaskar seat share prediction

NDA - 120-127 seats

Mahagathbandhan - 71-81 seats

LJP - 12-23 seats

Others - 19-27 seats

8:27 PM

BIhar exit poll 2020: NewsX-DV research seat share prediction

NDA - 124

RJD+ - 107

LJP - 02

Others - 10

8:21 PM

Bihar exit poll 2020: Today's Chanakya seat share projections

BJP-JDU: 55

RJD-Congress+ 180

Others: 8

7:51 PM

Defeat of Trump 'blow' to right-wing forces, replicated in Bihar polls: CPI

Imminent defeat of President Donald Trump in US election is 'definite blow' to right-wing forces and their policies, this would be replicated in Bihar assembly polls, says CPI

7:39 PM

Bihar exit poll 2020: Today’s Chanakya Bihar Analysis

The Vote Share

NDA: 34%

MGB: 44%

Other: 22%

7:25 PM

Bihar exit poll 2020: TV9 Bharatvarsh seat share projections

NDA: 115

Grand Alliance: 120

LJP: 04

OTH: 04

*Total seats - 243

7:12 PM

Bihar exit poll 2020: Preffered next Chief Minister

Tejashwi - 44%

Nitish - 35%

Chirag - 7%

* According to India Today-Axis My India exit poll prediction

6:56 PM

Bihar exit poll 2020: NDTV's Poll of Polls prediction

Mahagathbandhan - 124 seats of 243

Nitish Kumar's NDA - 110 of 243

*As per initial exit polls

6:50 PM

Bihar exit poll 2020: Republic Jan ki Baat prediction

NDA: 91-117 seats

Mahagathbandhan (UPDA): 138 seats

6:49 PM

Bihar exit poll 2020: ABP-CVoter prediction

NDA: 104-128 seats

MGB: 108-131 seats

LJP: 1-3 seats

Others: 4-8 seats

Total: 243 seats

6:36 PM

Bihar exit poll 2020: Times Now- C Voter poll prediction

NDA – 116

UPDA – 120

LJP – 1

Others – 6

6:23 PM

Bihar polls 2020: 55.22% voter turnout recorded till 5pm in the third phase

55.22% voter turnout recorded till 5pm in the third and last phase of Bihar assembly elections: Election Commission of India. EC said that it was 55.66% in 2015.

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First Published: Nov 07 2020 | 12:33 PM IST