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NEW DELHI: Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party Ram Vilas appears set for a strong performance in the Bihar assembly elections, with the party leading in 22 seats according to the latest trends on the Election Commission website. This is the most impressive showing for LJP(RV) compared to 2020, when it managed to win only one seat.In the 2020 Bihar elections, LJP(RV) contested 137 seats but secured just one victory. Despite this, Chirag Paswan’s aggressive campaign against Nitish Kumar split the JD(U) vote, causing Nitish Kumar-lea party’s tally to fall from 71 seats in 2015 to 43 in 2020. This decline was widely attributed to the vote cutting effect of LJP(RV).
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This year, however, LJP(RV) is not merely a spoiler: trends show it is performing better than it did in 2020 Bihar assembly elections.Also read | NDA crosses halfway-mark in early trends; MGB lags behindWhere LJP(RV) is leadingAs per EC trends, LJP(RV) is ahead in constituencies across north, central and south Bihar. These include:Sugauli, Govindganj, Belsand, Bahadurganj, Kasba, Balrampur, Simri, Bakhtiarpur, Bochahan, Darauli, Garkha, Mahua, Bakhri, Parbatta, Nathnagar, Bakhtiarpur, Fatuha, Dehri, Obra, Sherghati, Bodh Gaya, Rajauli and Gobindpur. What trends in Bihar show?
The broader state picture remains dominated by the two major alliances:NDA has surged past the majority mark, with strong performances from both BJP and JD(U).Mahagathbandhan (MGB) trails overall, though RJD remains the strongest individual party within the bloc, outperforming Congress by a large margin.LJP(RV) is currently leading in 22 seats.Also read | Where is Jan Suraaj? Prashant Kishor’s party’s ambitious debut fails to show up in trends
What did the exit polls predict?Exit polls predicted that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will get clear victory in the Bihar assembly elections. The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) led by Chirag Paswan is expected to win 10-15 seats.Under the NDA seat-sharing arrangement, LJP-RV contested 29 out of the 243 assembly seats, while BJP and JD(U) fielded candidates in 101 seats each. Go to Source