Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party and its main regional ally have scored a landslide victory in elections in the eastern state of Bihar, according to results on Friday from the Election Commission of India. The state election was closely watched because it offers an insight into the level of support for the Indian leader and his party.
As of 5:30pm (1200 GMT) on Friday, the NDA had won two seats and was leading in 204 out of 243, while the opposition Mahagathabandhan, or the Grand Alliance, with the Indian National Congress and the regional Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) as the main parties, was leading in just 33 seats, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI). The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), which is currently not part of either alliance, was leading in one seat.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance, or NDA, is poised to return to power in Bihar, according to several exit polls. Phase one of voting for a new Legislative Assembly in Bihar, in eastern India, took place on November 6, the second phase wrapped up on Tuesday. Official results are expected on Friday in the state, long seen as India's political bellwether.
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