Votes count will begin shortly for the 243 Bihar assembly seats, with the incumbent National Democratic Alliance government led by Nitish Kumar facing off against the grand alliance of Rashtriya Janata Dal, Congress and the Left led by Tejashwi Yadav. For the latest updates on Bihar Assembly Elections 2020, check out our live blog.
EC gave the fourth presser of the day at 1am, as results are declared for 231 seats with NDA in the lead.
ECI has declared the results for 161 seats - MGB won 70 seats, while NDA won 76.
With a lead in 72 seats, the BJP has left behind its ally in Bihar JDU, which has faced an ire of anti-incumbency and severely underperformed.
Several BJP workers have hinted at the desire to have a BJP Chief Minister, but top level RJD and BJP members have reinstated their commitment to seeing another term for Nitish Kumar.