RJD-JD(U)-Congress alliance leading in 7 Bihar seats, BJP in 3

PATNA: Secular alliance comprising RJD, JD(U) and Congress is leading in Bihar with alliance candidates ahead in seven seats and BJP in three of the ten Assembly seats where bypoll was held on August 21.

The trends made available by the Election Commission at 10:30 AM show the secular alliance parties leading in 7 seats with the RJD and JD(U) leading in three each and Congress in 1 seat.

BJP is leading in Narkatiaganj, Banka and Mohania (SC) seats, the EC statement said.

RJD of Lalu Prasad is ahead at Rajnagar (SC), Chapra and Mohiuddinagar.

Ruling JD(U) of Nitish Kumar is leading at Jale, Hajipur and Parbatta.

Congress is ahead at Bhagalpur. In the 2010 Assembly election, BJP had won 6, RJD 3 and JD(U) 1 seat respectively.

The regrouped "Mandal forces" appears to have checked division of votes which is a setback for BJP which had won 31 seats out of 40 in Bihar in the recent general election with ally LJP and RLSP.


In 2010 Assembly election when BJP and JD(U) were together, BJP had won Narkatiaganj, Jale, Chapra, Hajipur, Mohiuddinagar and Bhagalpur seats.

JD(U) had won from Mohania (SC) seat then. Rajnagar (SC), Parbatta and Banka were won by RJD in 2010.

But, the current trend shows, BJP has managed to hold its fort only in Narkatiaganj seat and made inroads into RJD and JD(U) at Banka and Mohania (SC) seats respectively where its candidates are ahead.

Lalu Prasad's RJD is emerging as major gainer from the tie up with JD(U) and Congress. It is leading in four seats of Rajnagar (SC), Chapra, Mohiuddinagar and Banka.

JD(U) is ahead at Jale and Parbatta and the Congress is leading in Bhagalpur.

Bhagalpur seat has been with the BJP since 1990. LJP, an ally of BJP, which had contested from one seat at Parbatta is trailing behind JD(U)'s R P Singh by 2259 votes.

BJP had fielded candidates in 9 seats. As part of the secular alliance, JD(U) and RJD had contested in four seats each while Congress had put up candidates in two.

In the Bihar Assembly, Jitan Ram Manjhi ministry enjoys the support of 145 MLAs in the 243-member House whose effective strength is 232.

Election of Independent candidate Somprakash Singh from Obra in Aurangabad district has been annulled by the Patna High Court recently. Rest 10 seats are witnessing bypoll.