BJP-led NDA claims victory in Bihar election by securing 125 seats

(Karachi) Securing 125 seats, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won the majority in Bihar Assembly election and is all set to form a government in the state, Indian media reported.

NDA's opponent, the Grand alliance, led by Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) Tejashwi Yadav managed to get only 110 seats.

In a neck-to-neck contest, the NDA and the Grand Alliance seemed confident of winning the polls. When the initial results started coming, RJD-led Grand Alliance was seen as a winning side with 75 seats. However, the NDA took the lead after majority of the results were declared. The BJP won 74 while JD(u) got 43 seats. The congress managed to secure a humble 19 seats.

However, counting is still going on in a few cities till filing of this report.

Meanwhile, media reported that Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad gave the credit of NDA's Bihar victory to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He said, "Today is a historic day that NDA has won again the extraordinary trust of the people of Bihar." He added, "They trusted PM Modi's leadership whose commitment resonated with them that without the development of Bihar, development of India will remain incomplete."