{"id":328493,"date":"2020-11-10T03:57:23","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T03:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=328493"},"modified":"2020-11-10T03:57:23","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T03:57:23","slug":"counting-of-votes-for-bihar-assembly-elections-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/counting-of-votes-for-bihar-assembly-elections-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"Counting of votes for Bihar Assembly elections underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_312499\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-312499\" style=\"width: 552px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-312499\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/EVM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"552\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/05\/EVM.jpg 552w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/05\/EVM-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/05\/EVM-356x220.jpg 356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-312499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Representational Image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Counting of votes for Bihar Assembly elections got under way on Tuesday amid strict restrictions to check the spread of COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The fate of the\u00a0Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) government, seeking a fourth straight term, will be decided today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">As per early trends-Mahagathbandhan chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav and his brother Tej Pratap are leading from their respective seats &#8211; Raghopur in Vaishali district and Hasanpura in Samastipur.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The exercise will decide the electoral fate of over 3,700 candidates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Congress Spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill in a tweet claimed\u00a0that the Mahagathbandhan &#8220;is going to sweep&#8221; the election and the rival alliance is &#8220;going to weep&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cJa Raha Hai BJP-JDU ka Vinash Aa Raha Hai RJD-Cong Ka Vikas Mahagathbandhan is going to sweep &amp; Thugbandhan (BJP-JDU) is going to weep #BiharRejectsNDA,\u201d he tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cToday\u2019s results will prove BJP-JD(U) was not Double Engine but Double Puncture Sarkar,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u00a0Nitish 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. 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