Patna: As the second and final phase of voting in Bihar Assembly elections was completed on Tuesday, it was time for exit polls.

All predictions this evening pointed to a clear victory for the NDA, spearheaded by biggest stakeholders BJP and JD(U). ADVERTISEMENT

As per the findings of seven exit polls, ruling alliance NDA will garner at least 133 seats and up to 167 out of 243 seats, which takes them comfortably past the majority mark of 122. If these polls are not proved wrong, the reign of Nitish Kumar, longest-serving chief minister of Bihar, is set to be extended.

Opposition alliance Mahagathbandhan (MGB), led by RJD and supported by Congress, is expected to win between 70 and 102 seats.

Significantly, poll strategist Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party (JSP), making its electoral

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