NEW DELHI: As verdict of people in Bihar gave it a thumping victory, the Nitish Kumar-led Grand Alliance cornered the largest vote share of nearly 46 per cent as against NDA’s nearly 34 per cent.
On single-party basis, however, the BJP managed a face-saver with a vote share of nearly 24.8 per cent — higher than individual shares of 18.5 per cent for the RJD and 16.7 per cent of the JD-U. The number of seats fought was also highest in case of the BJP.
BJP’s NDA allies — the Lok Jan Shakti Party and the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) — could manage only meagre vote shares of 4.8 per cent and 2.2 per cent, respectively.
The Congress, which fought elections as part of the Grand Alliance, also could manage a vote share of only about 6.7 per cent.
As many as 6.68 crore voters exercised their rights during the five-phase elections in the state with 243 Assembly constituencies. Out of these, 38 were reserved for SC and two for ST.
The number of voters in the last Assembly elections in 2010 stood at 5.51 crore, when the BJP and the JD-U had fought together and won 91 and 115 seats, respectively. (AGENCIES)
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