Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Mahagathbandhan scored a stunning win in the Assembly Elections, dealing a major blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Election Commission has announced the final tally of Bihar Assembly elections results. Here's the status of 243 constituencies:
RJD: 80
JD(U): 71
BJP: 53
Congress: 27
Independent: 4
CPI (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation): 3
LJP: 2
RLSP: 2
HAM(S): 1
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Supporters brandish guns at RJD's candidate Arun Kumar's victory rally in Saharsa (Bihar).
Supporters brandish guns at RJD's candidate Arun Kumar's victory rally in Saharsa (Bihar) pic.twitter.com/ZQEMVDzKVH
— ANI (@ANI_news) November 8, 2015
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan congratulated Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Congratulate CM @NitishKumar ji and other leaders of Grand Alliance. Let us hope aspirations of the people of Bihar will be fulfilled.
— ShivrajSingh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) November 8, 2015
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Congratulations to Shri Nitish Kumar for the victory in the Bihar Assembly Elections.
— Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) November 8, 2015
Addressing a press conference along with Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad says they are now going to create trouble in Delhi.
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This is a victory of the people of Bihar and Bihari pride. I thank people of Bihar for unequivocal and solid support to the Grand Alliance. We accept this victory with humility, says Nitish Kumar.
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I want to congratulate people of Bihar. It is a great victory for Hindu mind which is liberal, says former minister of communication and information technology in Congress-led UPA Government Kapil Sibal.
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Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav says the BJP has been wiped out from Bihar, all thanks to people of the state. Referring to Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar, Yadav says that "we brothers" express gratitude towards the people of Bihar. Nitish Kumar will continue to be Bihar's Chief Minister, announces Yadav.