Incumbent Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday, 10 November, received a call from Home Minister Amit Shah as the NDA was engaged in a neck an neck battle with the Mahagathbandan, reported TV news channel NDTV.
Kumar’s JD(U) is ranked third in the state Assembly results, while the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is emerging as the single-largest party.
The BJP had earlier announced the Kumar will be the chief minister if the alliance comes to power.
Both NDA and Mahagathbandan are engaged in close contest and the results are unlikely to declared until midnight, the Election Commission hinted.
(With inputs from NDTV)
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