Bihar Election Results 2020 Reactions: PM Narendra Modi Thanks Voters, Says ‘Voter’s Priority Is Only Development; Amit Shah Says 'Politics Of Casteism, Appeasement Defeated
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 10 said the people of Bihar have made a "decisive decision" to give development a chance. This came in even as results of the assembly election continued to trickle in, showing the ruling NDA leading in 122 seats and the opposition alliance in 113 seats. The NDA reached the majority mark after 3 am on November 11. PM Modi's tweets came minutes after Home Minister Amit Shah declared victory in Bihar for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), despite counting for 50 seats still taking place. Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the BJP's better-than-expected performance in the Bihar election. Asaduddin Owaisi’ All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen, which was given tags like ‘vote cutter’ and spoiler in the Bihar assembly polls won five seats. He said the party’s critics have got a befitting reply from the people. The RJD said Nitish Kumar and his deputy, Sushil Modi, had put pressure on district and election officials to ensure decisions in their favour for closely-contested seats. Senior Congress Leader Digvijaya Singh reacted to the results and tweeted asking Nitish Kumar to join in the party & serve the nation
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