Bihar Election Results 2015
LIVE updates as results are announced for the Bihar assembly election, in a vote being viewed as a referendum on Narendra Modi's premiership in India.
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RJD's Lalu Yadav was convicted in a fodder scam. He and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of the JD (U), once political rivals, had come together with the Congress to fight PM Narendra Modi-led alliance NDA. -
Grand Alliance appearing ahead of NDA now in most of the trends -
Leads&Polls -- Winners of today's Bihar election: @ibnlive . Good work @bhupendrachaube Loser: @TodaysChanakyaby Reuters_AdityaKalra via twitter 11/8/2015 4:55:43 AM -
Leads&Polls -- Winners of today's Bihar election: @ibnlive . Good work @bhupendrachaube Losers: @TodaysChanakya , @ndtvby Reuters_AdityaKalra via twitter 11/8/2015 4:56:44 AM
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Political parties, pollsters or anyone: This is an election that should make people think. Think hard. #BiharResultsby Reuters_AdityaKalra via twitter 11/8/2015 4:59:19 AM
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Leads&Polls -- Winners of today's Bihar election: @ibnlive . Good work @bhupendrachaube Losers: @TodaysChanakya , @ndtv
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In 2010, Lalu Yadav's RJD had won 22 seats and cornered 18.84% of votes polled. His party stood third. If trends turn into results, the RJD will emerge as the biggest party in Bihar.
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Former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi of the Hindustani Awam Morcha leads by 374 votes in Makhdumpur.
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What a comeback for JDU+. In 1 hour their leads hv overtaken dat of ours. It looks a photo finish. What an electionby rammadhavrss via twitter retweeted by adityakalra 11/8/2015 5:12:03 AM -
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RJD chief Lalu Yadav was chief minister of Bihar - a state that became a byword for violence, poverty and graft - in the 1990s. He was also the railways minister in Congress-led UPA from 2004-2009.
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Meanwhile, earlier in the morning, PM Narendra Modi met BJP patriarch LK Advani who turns 88. Here is a picture - pbs.twimg.com
by shashank.chouhan via Pbs.twimg 11/8/2015 5:20:24 AM -
In Siwan, Bablu Prasad of the Janata Dal (United) leading by 450 votes over incumbent BJP MLA Vyasdeo Prasad.
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Any comments on how the results are looking, @TodaysChanakya ? twitter.com/TodaysChanakya…by Reuters_AdityaKalra via twitter 11/8/2015 5:25:51 AM
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Nitish Kumar appears all set for a third term as Bihar chief minister
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So is @AxisAPM the new star pollster in India? The story behind the exit poll CNN-IBN commissioned but didn’t use: newslaundry.com/2015/11/06/the…by Reuters_AdityaKalra via twitter 11/8/2015 5:33:49 AM
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Will Lalu Yadav extract his pound of flesh if he gets the majority in the JD(U)-Congress-RJD alliance? How? He is not fighting the election because he has been earlier convicted in a scam.
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Conclusion from Bihar elections - There is no Hitler Raj, Fascism etc. Democracy is thriving like never before.by coolfunnytshirt via twitter 11/8/2015 5:44:41 AM -
Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, who was supporting the incumbent JD(U) in Bihar election, congratulates Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
इस एतिहासिक जीत के लिए बहुत बहुत बधाई हो नीतीश जी
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) November 8, 2015 -
Nothing like a crushing election defeat to serve as an opportunity for introspection & self-evaluation. #politics @BJP4India
#BiharResultsby Nikhil Kulkarni via twitter 11/8/2015 5:45:50 AM -
There will be no problem - JD (U) chief Sharad Yadav tells NDTV when asked if Lalu will let Nitish become the chief minister.
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The correct leads prediction of #BiharResults will help CNN-IBN forget how they reported Chhotta Rajan was arrested, not arrested, arrestedby Reuters_AdityaKalra via twitter 11/8/2015 5:50:24 AM
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Beyond BJP, JDU and RJD, Congress leading in 10 seats in #BiharResults . Surprise?by Reuters_AdityaKalra via twitter 11/8/2015 5:54:32 AM
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I expect @narendramodi to tweet anytime now #BiharResultsby Reuters_AdityaKalra via twitter 11/8/2015 5:55:20 AM
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Game over: Official trends give Grand Alliance 124 seats - an outright majority - in #BattleForBihar - goo.gl/AWx0M2by Douglas Busvine via twitter 11/8/2015 6:00:54 AM -
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Congrats Today's chanakya for correctly predicting another close elections. Now I trust you as much as i trust @narendramodi .by justicearnab via twitter retweeted by adityakalra 11/8/2015 6:12:42 AM -
Congratulations @NitishKumar ji, Lalu ji & your full team. And all my Bihar brothers & sisters. Victory of tolerance, defeat of intoleranceby Mamata Banerjee via twitter retweeted by shashankchouhan 11/8/2015 6:13:28 AM -
Senior BJP party officials told Reuters “It was a blunder to get the prime minister do all the talking. His bitter remarks against the opposition leaders did not work in our favor.” -
In Alinagar, incumbent Abdul Bari Siddiqui of the Rashtriya Janata Dal is heading for a win, leading Mishri Lal Yadav of the BJP by over 10,500 votes.
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Bihar results show that BJP wasted most of its time trying to score in Chemistry paper n flunked in the Arithmetic test!by PushpeshPant via twitter retweeted by shashankchouhan 11/8/2015 6:17:38 AM -
Political analysts conclude that Modi's political magic has faded. His speeches in Bihar have only caused headache to his party.
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READER COMMENT
Well done Biharis! Bravo!!! The history of India will write name of Bihar with Golden Letters. You have put the full stop to the progress of fanatics. Now everybody knows who is "bimaru" . Biharis are not "FOOLS" -
NDTV on their election coverage fiasco: "Going forward, we'll do fewer interviews with Arun Jaitley" #BiharResultsby TheUnRealTimes via twitter retweeted by adityakalra 11/8/2015 6:24:01 AM
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