Exit polls give Mahagathbandhan the advantage in Bihar

As voting for the 2020 Bihar Assembly election closed on Saturday evening, the exit polls predicted that the Tejashwi Yadav-led Mahagathbandhan is likely to form the next government in Bihar.

Hyderabad: As voting for the 2020 Bihar Assembly election closed on Saturday evening, at least two exit polls predicted a comfortable win for the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan, while others projected a close fight.

Poll of polls

The poll of polls too predicted a majority for the RJD-led alliance, indicating that Tejashwi Yadav could be the new Chief Minister of Bihar.

TODAY'S CHANAKYA

Today's Chanakya projected a massive win for the Tejashwi Yadav-led Mahagathbandhan.

Today's Chanakya exit poll

Today's Chanakya predicted that the Mahagathbandhan would secure wins in a whopping 169-191 seats, and projected only 44-56 seats for the ruling NDA. Meanwhile, it predicted that other parties would get 4-12 seats.

INDIA TODAY-AXIS POLL

India Today-Axis My India Exit Poll

The India Today-Axis exit poll was the other poll to have predicted a clear win for Mahagathbandhan. The exit poll predicted 139-161 seats for the Mahagathbandhan, much ahead of the NDA tally of 91 seats at most.

TIMES NOW-C VOTER

The Times Now-C Voter exit poll predicted 116 seats for the Nitish Kumar-led NDA alliance, while giving the Tejashwi Yadav-led Mahagathbandhan a slight edge with 120 seats.

Times Now-C Voter Exit Poll

Meanwhile, the Chirag Paswan-led LJP was predicted to get a solitary seat, while other parties were given six seats.

REPUBLIC-JAN KI BAAT

Meanwhile, the Republic-Jan Ki Baat exit poll also predicted that the Mahagathbandhan would win more seats than the NDA.

Republic-Jan Ki Baat Exit Poll

While the RJD-led alliance was projected to win 118-138 seats, the NDA was projected to bag 91-117 seats.

The exit poll meanwhile, gave Chirag Paswan's LJP only 5-8 seats, with other parties projected to win 3-6 seats.

ABP-C VOTER

The ABP-C Voter exit poll projected 108-131 seats for the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan, closely followed by the NDA with 104-128 seats. While Chirag Paswan's party was projected to win 1-3 seats, others were given 4-8 seats.

ABP-CVoter Exit Poll

TV9

Similarly, the TV9 exit poll too predicted a slender edge for the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan, which was projected to bag 115-125 seats.

TV9 exit poll

The exit poll predicted 110-120 seats for the NDA, 3-5 seats for Chirag Paswan's LJP, and 10-15 for the others.