2024-06-01 19:09:10
NEW DELHI: The exit poll for the Bihar Lok Sabha elections 2024 was announced on Saturday.
Exit polls predict that BJP-JD(U) alliance is likely to win 32-33 seats and INDIA bloc 5-6 seats.
According to the exit poll predictions by Axis My India, BJP-JD(U) alliance is likely to get a majority with BJP securing 13-15 seats, JD(U) getting 9-11. Meanwhile, it predicted 6-7 seats for RJD and 1-2 seats for Congress.Overall, it predicted 29-33 seats for NDA and 7-10 seats for INDIA bloc.
Matrize has predicted 32-37 seats for NDA and 2-7 seats for INDIA bloc. Jan ki Baat has forecast 14-17 seats for BJP, 12-14 seats for JD(U), 4-5 for LJP and 1 for HAM. Meanwhile, it predicted 6-2 seats for RJD and 2-1 seats for Congress. Overall, it predicted 32-37 seats for NDA and 7-3 seats for INDIA bloc.
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The 2019 Lok Sabha exit poll results by Times Now-VMR showed that NDA got 30 seats while Congress alliance got 10.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, BJP won 17 seats with 23.58% vote share while JD(U) secured 16 seats with 21.81% vote share. Congress won only 1 seat. Meanwhile, in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP won 22 seats with 29.38% vote share and JD(U) won 2 seats with 15.78% vote share. Congress secured 2 seats.
Lok Sabha elections in Bihar on 40 seats concluded on June 1. Polls were held in seven phases in the state starting April 19. The counting of votes will be done on June 4.
In the sixth phase, the state’s eight constituencies witnessed a voter turnout of 57.18%. Vaishali witnessed the highest voter turnout in Phase 6. Meanwhile, the fifth phase saw a voter turnout of 56.76%.
The state is set to decide the fate of BJP-JD(U) alliance and the opposing Mahagathbandhan alliance on June 4.
As a part of Mahagathbandhan alliance, RJD is contesting on 26 seats, while Congress has 9 seats. CPI(ML) will contest three and CPI and CPM are contesting one seat each. Meanwhile, BJP is contesting on 17 seats and JD(U), on 16 seats. Ram Vilas Paswan’s LJP is contesting on 5 seats, while HAM and RLP is contesting one seat each.
The key candidates in fray this Lok Sabha elections in Bihar include Chirag Paswan of Lok Janshakti Party, Jitan Ram Manjhi of Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular), Misha Bharti of RJD, independent candidate Rajesh Ranjan Alias Pappu Yadav, Rohini Acharya of RJD, Ravi Shankar Prasad of BJP and Upendra Kushwaha of Rashtriya Lok Morcha.