"Victory of Bihar's public": UP Minister Anil Kumar as NDA touches 200 mark in Bihar election

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India] November 14 : Uttar Pradesh minister Anil Kumar on Friday said that the NDA touching the 200-seat mark in the Bihar election projections is a "victory of the people," crediting voters for supporting two decades of development.
He added that the opposition will again make excuses for its loss.
Speaking to ANI, Anil Kumar said, "This is the victory of Bihar's public. They have made a good decision and voted for the pace of development that has been underway for 20 years... I congratulate everyone... The opposition will make excuses just like before..."
As counting progresses for the Bihar Assembly elections, early leads indicate a strong and commanding lead for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), signalling what could be one of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's most decisive electoral victories.
The trends suggest that the renewed JD(U)-BJP partnership, backed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nationwide popularity, is steering the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) toward a sweeping mandate of the 243-seat assembly.
In the current trends, the Nitish Kumar-led NDA has secured a combined total of 202 seats, with BJP leading in 91, JDU in 81, LJP 21, HAM 5 and RLM 4 as per data from the EC at 1:33 pm.
RJD leads in 36 seats, Congress leads in 4, CPI(ML) lead 4, while CPI-M 1 and VIP lead in 0 seats each, taking the total to 41, as per data from the EC at 1:33 pm.
Additionally, the BSP leads in one seat, and the AIMIM in 5 seats.
For Nitish Kumar, who has governed the state for nearly two decades, this election has been widely viewed as a test of both political endurance and public trust. Once celebrated as "Sushashan Babu" for pulling Bihar out of the shadows of what was often termed the "jungle raj," the Chief Minister has in recent years confronted signs of voter weariness and questions over his shifting political alignments.