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Confidante Sushil Kumar Modi is out, BJP will try to set the rules and the RJD is trying to poach NDA allies.
BJP leaders insist that Nitish will once again be CM, but the veteran JD(U) leader is unhappy with the turn of events.
While the NDA won 125 seats, the Mahagathbandhan won 110. RJD was the single-largest party with 75 seats.
The Election Commission also listed differences between counting of votes now and the conventional counting process.
While the JD(U)-BJP and Nitish Kumar are putting up a brave front, RJD leaders are cautiously optimistic.
About 84 of 94 seats are “red alert” constituencies, which means three or more contesting candidates in the seat have declared criminal cases against themselves.
Reports say Tej Pratap moved out of Mahua to Hasanpur to avoid the possibility of his estranged wife challenging him there in the state election.
The BJP has filed a complaint with EC for a tweet by Rahul Gandhi and Bihar minister Prem Kumar faces an FIR for wearing a mask with the party symbol. Get live updates:
A recent order by the National Green Tribunal puts the spotlight back on illegalities in Bihar’s sand mining business and finds the state government guilty of violating environmental norms.
The EC advisory came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation, calling on people to remain careful.