Synopsis: The trend showed that the people of Bihar have overwhelmingly rejected the issues the Opposition INDIA bloc had raised before the elections. The issues included the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls, and a manipulation of voters’ list to favour the NDA.

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is set to retain Bihar with over 190 seats as the counting of votes of the two-phase polling completed 16 of the 30 rounds on Friday, 14 November.

Led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the NDA seems to be heading for a massive sweep of the state, with the alliance leading in several seats. The Opposition Mahagathbandhan , meanwhile, is watching Raghopur closely, where its leader, Tejashwi Yadav was trailing by over 9,000 votes at 4 pm. In Mahua, Tejashwi’s el

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