Patna: The ruling NDA is leading in 166 seats, surpassing the majority mark of 122, in early trends as counting was underway for the Bihar Assembly elections on Friday morning, according to the Election Commission.

The Opposition I.N.D.I.A. bloc was way behind, leading in 59 of the 243 seats in the Assembly.

The tally is likely to change with several rounds of counting still left.

The BJP was leading in 72 seats, its ally JD(U) in 71, the LJP(RV) in 18, the HAM(S) in four, and the RLM was leading in one seat after the first few rounds of counting.

In the Opposition bloc, the RJD was leading in 43 seats, the Congress in eight, the CPIM(L) Liberation in six, and the CPI and CPI(M) in one seat each.

The Prashant Kishor-led Jan Suraaj Party and the Mukesh Sahani-helmed VIP are trailing in

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