• JD(U)-RJD-Congress Mahagatbandhan is projected to win 122 seats, with a vote share of 42%

• BJP-led NDA is projected to win 111 seats with 41 per cent of votes
• Exit poll shows a massive 12 per cent swing in favour of the Mahagatbandhan compared to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections

NEW DELHI, Nov 5 (Times of India) : The Mahagatbandhan of chief minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad is set to retain power in Bihar with a slender lead over the BJP-led NDA in the bitterly-fought 2015 assembly elections, according to Times Now-CVoter exit poll.

The JD(U)-RJD-Congress Mahagatbandhan is projected to win 122 seats, with a vote share of 42%, which is exactly the majority-way mark in the 243-member Bihar assembly.

The BJP-led NDA is projected to win 111 seats with 41 per cent of votes, according to the exit poll.
Other parties including the independent candidates will win 10 seats with a 17 per cent vote share, says the Times Now-CVoter exit poll.

The exit poll shows a massive 12 per cent swing in favour of the Mahagatbandhan compared to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. This translates into a gain of 71 seats for the Nitish-Lalu alliance.