Counting of votes for Bihar Assembly elections got under way on Tuesday amid strict restrictions to check the spread of COVID-19.
The fate of the Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) government, seeking a fourth straight term, will be decided today.
The counting of votes began this morning at 8 am for 243 seats in Bihar Assembly. The election was held in three phases on October 28, November 3 and November 7.
As per early trends-Mahagathbandhan chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav and his brother Tej Pratap are leading from their respective seats – Raghopur in Vaishali district and Hasanpura in Samastipur.
The exercise will decide the electoral fate of over 3,700 candidates.
Congress Spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill in a tweet claimed that the Mahagathbandhan “is going to sweep” the election and the rival alliance is “going to weep”.
“Ja Raha Hai BJP-JDU ka Vinash Aa Raha Hai RJD-Cong Ka Vikas Mahagathbandhan is going to sweep & Thugbandhan (BJP-JDU) is going to weep #BiharRejectsNDA,” he tweeted.
“Today’s results will prove BJP-JD(U) was not Double Engine but Double Puncture Sarkar,” he added.
