INDIA bloc to form govt with two-thirds majority, says RJD

Patna: Even as most exit polls predicted a comfortable win for the ruling NDA, the opposition INDIA bloc rejected such claims on Tuesday, asserting it is confident of victory and will form the next govt.The RJD, while summarily rejecting the exit poll projections, said similar predictions during the 2015 and 2020 assembly polls had proved wrong. “The exit polls are a bundle of lies... we will win 170-plus seats in the assembly elections,” said state RJD spokesperson Chitranjan Gagan, adding that feedback from 90,700 booths indicates they will form the govt with a two-thirds majority.“During the 2024 Lok Sabha polls too, various news channels in exit polls were giving NDA more than 400 seats,” Gagan said. He recalled that during the 2015 Bihar assembly elections, NDA workers had started bursting firecrackers and distributing sweets, but the results were entirely different.The

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claimed it would win a minimum of 140 seats. “The women, youths, Dalits, and backward community people strongly voted against the NDA for change... We are winning with a comfortable margin,” Congress spokesperson Rajesh Rathore said. He added that issues like jobs for every family, 200 units of free power, and 3 to 5 decimals of land to landless persons had worked wonders. “The exit polls have always proved fake, and the 2015 assembly election was the best example,” he said.

“Badlao is certain,” said state CPI-ML secretary Kunal, adding that in the second phase of voting, an even stronger wave in favour of the INDIA bloc was visible compared to the first phase. However, he cautioned that vigilance was needed during counting. “During the counting, all counting agents should maintain complete vigilance so that the ruling party does not get any opportunity for manipulation,” he said.Kunal stated that in the second phase, the party contested six assembly seats, and reports from several areas suggested attempts were made to intimidate grand alliance supporters. “Despite this, youth, women, Dalits, minorities, and weaker sections of society voted with great enthusiasm in favour of change,” he said.