The NDA has returned to power in Bihar as results on the Election Commission site indicated that it crossed the majority mark of 122 seats in the 243-member house. Here's a list of key candidates who won and lost from various constituencies.
The NDA has returned to power in Bihar, though by the slimmest of margins, as results on the Election Commission site indicated that it crossed the majority mark of 122 seats in the 243-member house as the NDA comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Janata Dal United, Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) winning 125 seats in all.
The BJP emerged victorious on as many as 74 seats while the JD(U) managed to win on 43 seats. Smaller allies, the HAM and the VIP won four seats each.
The Lok Janshakti Party, which had quit the NDA in the state in the run-up to the October-November elections, ended up with one seat.
The opposition Mahagathbandhan ended up with 110 seats, with the Rashtriya Janata Dal winning 75 seats, the Congress 19 and the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (Liberation) winning 12.
The Communist Party of India and the Communist Party of India-Marxist won two seats each.
The remaining seats were divided among Asaduddin Owaisi`s AIMIM which won five, while the Bahujan Samaj Party won one. One Independent was also elected.
Here's a list of key candidates who won and lost from various constituencies.
1. Asaduddin Owaisi
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Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) made huge gains in the Bihar results declared Tuesday, winning five seats out of 24 in the Seemanchal region.
2. Tejashwi Prasad Yadav
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Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former deputy chief minister of the state Tejashwi Prasad Yadav won the Raghopur constituency seat against BJP’s Satish Kumar.
3. Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav
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A 'bahubali', Pappu Yada was once a close aide of RJD leader and Bihar former CM Lalu Prasad Yadav. From killing to kidnapping, robbery to ransom, the don-turned-politician has the persona of Robin Hood.
In this Assembly election, Jan Adhikar Party-Loktantrik President Pappu Yadav contested from Madhepura assembly seat and lost. The seat falls under the Madhepura Lok Sabha seat.
RJD MLA Chandra Shekhar won by 79,839 votes (39.24%).
4. Chirag Paswan
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Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) ended up winning one of the 143 seats it contested. However, the party candidates, who contested where the Janata Dal (United), or JDU, had fielded candidates, managed to get over 5.7%, the Election Commission website revealed.
5. Jitan Ram Manjhi
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Former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi of Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) won Imamganj seat.
The former chief minister won against Uday Narain Choudhary of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) with 16,034 votes in the Imamganj constituency in Gaya district.
6. Shreyasi Singh
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National shooter Shreyasi Singh of the BJP won the Jamui constituency, leaving behind RJD's Vijay Prakash.
