Source: Indian Express
Patna, Oct 24 (IANS) Counting of votes was underway for one Lok Sabha and five Assembly seats in Bihar on Thursday.
Lok Janshakti Party’s (LJP) Prince Singh is leading in the Samastipur Lok Sabha seat.
According to the latest trends, the NDA is leading in two of the five Assembly seats — Simri Bakhtiyarpur and Nathnagar.
The RJD is leading in Belhar and in Kishenganj the BJP candidiate Sweety Singh is trailing behind the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) candidate Kamrul Hoda.
In Daraundha Assembly seat Independent candidate Karanjit Singh is leading.
A total of 51 candidates are in the fray, out of which only six are women.
The bypolls are being viewed as a precursor to next year’s Assembly election in the state.
–IANS