Bihar Vote Counting News: Special Report on Early Trends, NDA's Gains in Patliputra & Magadh

This special report provides an analysis of the very early trends in the Bihar assembly elections, focusing on the performance of the NDA and Mahagathbandhan alliances across key regions like Patliputra, Magadh, Mithilanchal, and Bhojpur. The discussion tracks initial postal ballot leads for various parties, including the BJP, Congress, and others, with a focus on notable candidates like singer Maithili Thakur in Alinagar and the family bastion of Hindustani Awam Morcha's Jitan Ram Manjhi in Imamganj. An analyst in the bulletin states, 'This time if you have to see, you have to see the Shahabad, Bhojpur region and Magadh region because that was the first phase last time where in Mahagatbandhan has a solid lead'. The programme also notes surprising early leads for smaller entities and independents, which the anchors attribute to Prashant Kishore's Jan Swaraj, while closely monitoring the high-stakes contests in traditional strongholds of the major political formations.