Bihar election results: CPI (ML) takes lead in more seats than Congress

In what would be big loss for Congress in battle for Bihar, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) is leading on more seats than the grand old party, according to the early trends by Election Commission of India.

Congress is reduced to a lead in just five seats, as per Election Commission data at 11:58am. This shows a dismal conversion rate of 11.6 per cent. In 2020, Congress had won 19 seats. While on the other hand, the communist party is leading on seven seats.

Meanwhile, the National Democratic Alliance has crossed the halfway mark of 122 seats, with a lead in 190 constituencies. The BJP was leading on 82 seats while the JD(U) led on 80 seats.


Mahagathbandhan was leading on just 45 seats in total, with the RJD winning on 33 seats.