New Delhi: Losing gains it had made in the 2020 Assembly elections, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)-Liberation was leading on just four of the 20 seats it contested in Bihar this year.

Votes counted by the Election Commission till 1pm Friday showed CPI(ML)-L leading in Ghosi, Karakat, Paliganj and Phulwari constituencies.

EC data also showed the Communist Party of India and Communist Party of India (Marxist) were leading on just one seat each. Show Full Article

Votes counted till Friday afternoon indicate a setback for the Left. In the 2020 Bihar election, Left parties captured 16 of the 29 seats they fought on under the Mahagathbandhan.

The CPI(ML)-L, which contested 19 seats, won 12—a strike rate of 63 percent. CPI and CPI(M) each won two seats from their tallies of

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