Nitish Kumar led Mahagathbandhan leads by 4 per cent voteshare over BJP-NDA: Lokniti-CSDS survey

New Delhi, Nov 7: In a major turnaround for the Mahagathbandhan, the post-poll survey undertaken by think-tank Lokniti-CSDS points a striking shift in the voting patter of electorates of Bihar durin

New Delhi, Nov 7: In a major turnaround for the Mahagathbandhan, the post-poll survey undertaken by think-tank Lokniti-CSDS points a striking shift in the voting patter of electorates of Bihar during the course of the lengthy election. The survey claims that 42 per cent of the electorates have voted for the grand-coalition led by Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav, whereas, 38 per cent have casted their cote in favour of BJP-led National Democratic Alliance.

In a similar survey undertaken by the research group before the elections, the numbers were reserved. NDA had occupied 42 per cent of the votes, while Mahagathbandhan was trailing behind at 38 per cent votes. (ALSO READ: CNN-IBN dropped its Bihar exit poll since it predicted landslide victory for Nitish Kumar’s Mahagathbandhan)

The survey also predicts that non-aligned political forces could make a mark in the electoral process since thay have bagged 20 per cent of the voteshare. As such, they might even play the kingmaker role. In the fourth and fifth phase of poling, veteran Bihar politicians like Pappu Yadav, leading his won party Jan Adhikar Manch; Tariq Anwar leading the NCP and firebrand Muslim leader Asaduddin Owaisi are expected to pull a couple of upsets.

The post-poll study was undertaken at 240 constituencies across 60 assembly segments. The total size of respondents was 3939.