Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, basking in the glory of the massive mandate secured by the Janata Dal(United)-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance in the state, thanked the people of the state for giving him another chance to serve them.Crediting the massive victory to the development work carried out by his government during its first term, Kumar said that there was still a lot of work to be done.
"I thank the people of Bihar for voting in favour of NDA. I want to thank the people of Bihar, the voters of Bihar. It is their victory. The mandate is take Bihar ahead on the path of development and it is welcome news. I will not shy away from working hard and will try to
live up to their expectations. Today development has won in Bihar," said Kumar while addressing a press conference in Patna.Trends are now available for most of the 243 seats in the Bihar Assembly and show the JD(U)-BJP combine surging ahead. The JD(U) has added about 10 extra seats to its kitty, but the junior partner in the state, the BJP, has made the more major gains - about 21 seats.
Proving the exit polls right, the Nitish Kumar-led National Democratic Alliance has retained power in Bihar with the Janata Dal (United)- Bharatiya Janata Party alliance surging ahead in over 200 Assembly seats in the 243-member House. The six-phase Assembly polls concluded on Saturday.Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar and Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj greeted by supporters during an election rally in Patna. As the results came in, Mr. Kumar said the poll verdict would be a disappointment for those doing politics on the basis of caste in Bihar.
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